SC Basic Science (Poster)

Thursday, May 30, 2013: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM
Incidence and Prevalence Of Immune Thrombocytopenia In a MS Clinic Cohort
Donald A Barone, D.O., UMDNJ-SOM; Serge Khelemsky, B.A., UMDNJ-SOM; Decosy D.D. Hercules, B.S., UMDNJ-SOM; Kathleen A Barone, R.N., M.S.C.N., UMDNJ-SOM
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SD-OCT Imaging Of The Retina In Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Ashley Finch, BS, Illinois College of Optometry; Oscar Jim Michael Coppes, BS, The University of Chicago; Jacqueline Bernard, MD, The University of Chicago
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Immunomodulatory Therapies Related to Comorbid Autoimmune Diseases in MS Patients
Lynn Chouhfeh, MD, University at Buffalo; Barbara E. Teter, PhD, MPH, University at Buffalo; Katelyn S. Kavak, MS, University at Buffalo; Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, University at Buffalo
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The NARCOMS Registry: Participation Review 1993-2013
Stacey S Cofield, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Amber Salter, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Tuula Tyry, PhD, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Gary Cutter, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD, FRCPC, University of Manitoba; Robert J. Fox, MD, FAAN, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, Cleveland Clinic
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Causes Of Death In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis From a Large US Insurance Database
Michael Corwin, MD, Care-Safe; Shoshana Reshef, PhD, Bayer HealthCare; Howard Golub, MD, PhD, Care-Safe; Gary Cutter, PhD, University of Alabama; David Kaufman, MD, Boston University; Dirk Pleimes, MD, Bayer HealthCare; Douglas Goodin, MD, University of California San Francisco Medical Center
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Final Results From The Betaseron® (interferon beta -1b) Pregnancy Registry
Patricia K Coyle, MD, Stony Brook University; Susan S Roberts, PhD, UNCW College of Health and Human Services; Angela Scheuerle, MD, Tesserae Genetics; John M Thorp, MD, University of North Carolina Schools of Medicine and Public Health; Susan King-Zeller, RN, BSN, BSPH, INC Research LLC; Jessica D Albano, PhD, MPH, INC Research LLC; Mark Rametta, DO, Bayer HealthCare
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Mortality In Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Kyle Fahrbach, PhD, United BioSource Corporation; Lauren Strand, BA, United BioSource Corporation; Amber Martin, BS, United BioSource Corporation; Rachel Huelin, BA, United BioSource Corporation; Edward Kim, MD, MBA, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Karina Raimundo, BPharm, MS, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Douglas Goodin, MD, University of California San Francisco Medical Center; Gary Cutter, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Does Low Vitamin D3 Confer a Greater Risk For Relapse In ADEM: A Pediatric Case Series
Allen DeSena, MD, MPH, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Donna C Graves, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Benjamin Greenberg, MD, MHS, Children's Medical Center
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Treatment Of Idiopathic Relapsing Transverse Myelitis
Elizabeth M R Dragan, MD, Baylor College of Medicine; George J Hutton, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
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Evaluation of Didox As a Potential Oral Therapy for MS
Howard L Elford, Ph. D., MOLECULES FOR HEALTH, INC.; Paul J Yannie, M.S., McGuire VA Medical Center; Martha Joslyn, B.S., McGuire VA Medical Center; Andrea Marcu, M.D., McGuire VA Medical Center; Jeff L Dupree, Ph. D., Virginia Commonwealth Univ; George H DeVries, Ph. D., McGuire VA Medical Center
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Chronic Mild Hypoxia Delays Th17 Response and Induces CXCL12 and CXCL13 in EAE
Nilufer Esen, M.D., Wayne State University; Zakhar Serkin, M.D., Wayne State University; Paula Dore-Duffy, Ph.D., Wayne State University
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Interleukin-11 is a Key Mediator of IVIg Therapy in Experimental Multiple Sclerosis
Carlyn A Figueiredo, MSc, Canadian Blood Services; Paulina Drohomyrecky, PhD, University of Toronto; Danila Leontyev, PhD, Canadian Blood Services; Shannon E Dunn, PhD, Canadian Blood Services; Donald R Branch, PhD, Canadian Blood Services
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Vitamin D and RNFL Thickness in MS Patients without a History of Optic Neuritis
Cecilie Fjeldstad, PhD, OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDAT; Gabriel Pardo, MD, OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDAT
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Pregnancy Data From The BG-12 (Dimethyl Fumarate) Development Program
Ralf Gold, MD, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; J. Theodore Phillips, MD PhD FAAN, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Dallas, TX, USA; Eva Havrdova, MD, PhD, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Ludwig Kappos, MD, University Hospital, Basel Neurology, Basel, Switzerland; Huixing Yuan, PhD, Weston, MA, USA; Mark Novas, MD, Weston, MA, USA; Marianne T. Sweetser, MD, PhD, Weston, MA, USA; Vissia Viglietta, MD, Weston, MA, USA; Robert J. Fox, MD, FAAN, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, Cleveland Clinic
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Environmental Risk Factors Associated With Pediatric Neuromyelitis Optica
Sirisha Grandhe, BA, University of California, San Francisco; Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco; Ellen M Mowry, MD, University of California, San Francisco; Lauren Krupp, MD, Stony Brook University Medical Center; Tanuja Chitnis, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Eluen A Yeh, MD, Hospital for Sick Children; Nancy Kuntz, MD, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Jayne Ness, MD, Children's Hospital Alabama; Jamie C McDonald, BS, Stony Brook University Medical Center; Anita L Belman, MD, Stony Brook University Medical Center; Maria Milazzo, NP, Stony Brook University Medical Center; Mark Gorman, MD, Boston Children's Hospital; Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, University of Buffalo; Moses Rodriguez, MD, Mayo Clinic; Marc Patterson, MD, Mayo Clinic; Emmanuelle Waubant, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
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Ectopic Lymphoid Follicle In a Mouse Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Model
Divya Gupta, BS, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Enrique Alvarez, MD/PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Robert J Mikesell, BS, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Wilnelia Medina, BS, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Robyn S Klein, MD/PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Anne H Cross, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Comorbid Diseases and Medication Adherence in a MS Population Using EMR-Based Data
Carl Hoegerl, D.O., MSc, Geisinger Medical Center; Jove Graham, PhD, Geisinger Medical Center; Irfan Jafree, MD, Geisinger Medical Center; Amy Bieniek, MPH, Geisinger Medical Center

An NMO Presentation Resembling Extensive Multiple Sclerosis
Yasir N Jassam, MD MRCP(UK), Tufts medical center; Jeffrey M Chavin, MD, Tufts Medical Center
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Comorbid Autoimmune Diseases In MS Patients May Influence Disease Progression
Katelyn S. Kavak, MS, University at Buffalo; Barbara E. Teter, PhD, MPH, University at Buffalo; Lynn Chouhfeh, MD, University at Buffalo; Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, University at Buffalo
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Ethnicity and Patient Outcomes In The Top MS Study
Thomas Leist, MD, Thomas Jefferson University; Howard Zwibel, MD, Neuroscience Consultants Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center; Clyde Markowitz, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Bruce A Cohen, MD, Northwestern University; Patricia K Coyle, MD, Stony Brook University; Mark Tullman, MD, Missouri Baptist Medical Center; MerriKay Oleen-Burkey, PhD, Teva Pharmaceuticals; Marc Schwartz, MS, Mednet Solutions
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The Orient Express To MS
Lucy E Ruscoe, RGN, Diploma in Multiple Sclerosis, ukmssna; Deborah McMillan, RGN, ukmssna; Dawn Brookfield, RGN, diploma in psychotherapy, diploma in counselling, ukmssna; Susan Duplock, RGN, ukmssna; Katherine Robbins, RGN, ukmssna; Sarah Wyatt, RGN, ukmssna; Lee-Anne Dippenaar, RGN, ukmssna; Maggie Mepstead-Payne, RGN, RMN, ukmssna; Ruth Stross, RGN, ENB148. Neuromedical & Neurosurgical nursing, 1997, Foundation intensive care course, 1998, A43 Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Course, 2002, Clinical course for specialists in Multiple Sclerosis, level 3-2005, ukmssna

Clinical Benefits with Aimspro® in Progessive Multiple Sclerosis: Open Label Study
Christopher E Moore, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.; M Haq, MBBS, Tonbridge and Maidstone NHS Trust; Syed Haq, MBBS PhD, Daval International Ltd.

Aiolos Silences Il2 Expression and Promotes Th17 Cell Differentiation
Francisco J Quintana, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Demographic Characteristics and Progression Of PPMS In The CLIMB Study Population
Kesav Raghavan, BS, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Brian C Healy, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Robert L Carruthers, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Mona AlKhawajah, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Tanuja Chitnis, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Characterization of Clinical Disease Expression of Multiple Sclerosis in Hispanics
Silvia Delgado, MD, University of Miami; Athena Hadjixenofontos, BS, University of Miami; Clara P Manrique, MD, University of Miami; Melissa Ortega, MD, University of Miami; Ashley H Beecham, MS, University of Miami; Leticia Tornes, MD, University of Miami; Margaret A Pericak-Vance, PhD, University of Miami; Kottil Rammohan, MD, University of Miami; Jacob L McCauley, PhD, University of Miami
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The NARCOMS Registry: Publication Review 1996-2012
Amber Salter, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Tuula Tyry, PhD, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Stacey S Cofield, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Gary Cutter, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Robert J. Fox, MD, FAAN, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, Cleveland Clinic; Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD, FRCPC, University of Manitoba
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Relapsing MS Patients Treated With Dmts Exhibit Highly Variable Disease Progression
Thomas F Scott, MD, Drexel University College of Medicine; Christopher T Hackett, BS, West Penn Allegheny Health System; Carol J Schramke, PhD, Drexel University College of Medicine
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Incomplete Relapse Recovery and Sustained Disability Progression In MS
Thomas F Scott, MD, Drexel University College of Medicine; Xiaojun You, PhD, Biogen Idec Inc.; Monica K Mann, MD, Biogen Idec Inc.
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Ancestry Is a Key Determinant Of Vitamin D Status In Children With Demyelination
Lauren Sham, BSc, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Brenda Banwell, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; E Ann Yeh, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Heather Hanwell, PhD, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

T-Cell Count With Natalizumab In MS: Predictor Of Non-CNS Opportunistic Infections?
Kanha C Shete, BSc candidate, Fraser Health Multiple Sclerosis Clinic; James Gill, BSc, Fraser Health Multiple Sclerosis Clinic; Galina Vorobeychik, MD, FRCPS(C), CMSC, Fraser Health Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
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Hospital Costs and Length Of Stay Trends In Multiple Sclerosis
Sreekiran Thotakura, M.D., MPH, University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus; Sadik Khuder, Ph.D, MPH, University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus; Boyd M Koffman, M.D., Ph.D, University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus
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Affiliation Profile Of NARCOMS Registry Participants
Tuula Tyry, PhD, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD, FRCPC, University of Manitoba; Stacey S Cofield, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Gary Cutter, PhD, University of Alabama; Robert J. Fox, MD, FAAN, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, Cleveland Clinic; Amber Salter, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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