About the Authors

Fahmy Aboulenein-Djamshidian

Contributed equally to this work with: Fahmy Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Martin Krššák, Nermin Serbecic

fahmy.aboulenein@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliations Department of Neurology, SMZ-Ost Donauspital, A-1220 Langobardenstrasse 122, Vienna, Austria, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, A-1220 Langobardenstrasse 122, Vienna, Austria

Martin Krššák

Contributed equally to this work with: Fahmy Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Martin Krššák, Nermin Serbecic

Affiliations High Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Währingergürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Nermin Serbecic

Contributed equally to this work with: Fahmy Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Martin Krššák, Nermin Serbecic

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Währingergürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany

Helmut Rauschka

Affiliations Department of Neurology, SMZ-Ost Donauspital, A-1220 Langobardenstrasse 122, Vienna, Austria, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, A-1220 Langobardenstrasse 122, Vienna, Austria

Sven Beutelspacher

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany

Ivica Just Kukurová

Affiliation High Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Währingergürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria

Ladislav Valkovič

Affiliation High Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Währingergürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria

Adnan Khan

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Daniela Prayer

Affiliation Division of Neuroradiology and Musculo-Skeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria

Wolfgang Kristoferitsch

Affiliation Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, A-1220 Langobardenstrasse 122, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FAE-D MK NS SCB DP. Performed the experiments: FAE-D MK NS SCB DP. Analyzed the data: FAE-D MK NS HR SCB IJK LV DP WK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DP WK. Wrote the paper: FAE-D MK NS AK WK.