About the Authors

Cristina Cappelletti

Affiliation Neurology IV, Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Barbara Galbardi

Affiliation Neurology IV, Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Dimos Kapetis

Affiliation Neurology IV, Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Gaetano Vattemi

Affiliation Section of Clinical Neurology, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Valeria Guglielmi

Affiliation Section of Clinical Neurology, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Paola Tonin

Affiliation Section of Clinical Neurology, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Franco Salerno

Affiliation Neurology IV, Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Lucia Morandi

Affiliation Neurology IV, Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Giuliano Tomelleri

Affiliation Section of Clinical Neurology, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Renato Mantegazza

Affiliation Neurology IV, Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Pia Bernasconi

pbernasconi@istituto-besta.it

Affiliation Neurology IV, Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CC PB. Performed the experiments: CC. Analyzed the data: CC BG DK RM PB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GV VG PT FS LM GT. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: CC BG DK RM PB.