About the Authors

Fahmy Aboul-Enein

fahmy.aboulenein@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost Donauspital, Vienna, Austria, Department of Neurology, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Vienna, Austria

Thomas Seifert-Held

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

Simone Mader

Affiliation Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

Bettina Kuenz

Affiliation Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

Andreas Lutterotti

Affiliation Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

Helmut Rauschka

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost Donauspital, Vienna, Austria, Department of Neurology, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Vienna, Austria

Paulus Rommer

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Fritz Leutmezer

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Karl Vass

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Agathe Flamm-Horak

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Vienna, Austria

Robert Stepansky

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Vienna, Austria

Wilfried Lang

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Vienna, Austria

Elisabeth Fertl

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria

Thomas Schlager

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria

Thomas Heller

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria

Christian Eggers

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Konventspital Barmherzige Brüder, Linz, Austria

Georg Safoschnik

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria

Siegrid Fuchs

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

Jörg Kraus

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Hamid Assar

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landes-Nervenklinik Wagner-Jauregg, Linz, Austria

Stefan Guggenberger

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landes-Nervenklinik Wagner-Jauregg, Linz, Austria

Martin Reisz

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Steyr, Austria

Peter Schnabl

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Private Hospital Mariahilf Humanomed Hospital, Klagenfurt, Austria

Martina Komposch

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

Philipp Simschitz

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

Alena Skrobal

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum Horn, Horn, Austria

Alexander Moser

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurologisches Therapiezentrum Kapfenberg, Kapfenberg, Austria

Mario Jeschow

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Ried, Ried, Austria

Dorothea Stadlbauer

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Ried, Ried, Austria

Manfred Freimüller

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Gailtal-Klinik Hermagor, Hermagor, Austria

Michael Guger

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Linz, Linz, Austria

Susanne Schmidegg

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Linz, Linz, Austria

Claudia Franta

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria

Vera Weiser

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landeskrankenhaus Rankweil, Rankweil, Austria

Stefan Koppi

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landeskrankenhaus Rankweil, Rankweil, Austria

Margret Niederkorn-Duft

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landeskrankenhaus Judenburg Knittelfeld, Knittelfeld, Austria

Bettina Raber

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landeskrankenhaus Judenburg Knittelfeld, Knittelfeld, Austria

Iris Schmeissner

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Landeskrankenhaus Vöcklabruck, Vöcklabruck, Austria

Julia Jecel

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost Donauspital, Vienna, Austria

Alexander Tinchon

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Süd Kaiser-Franz-Josef Spital, Vienna, Austria

Maria K. Storch

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

Markus Reindl

Affiliation Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

Thomas Berger

Affiliation Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

Wolfgang Kristoferitsch

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost Donauspital, Vienna, Austria, Department of Neurology, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FAE SM MS MR TB WK. Performed the experiments: FAE TSH SM BK AL HR PR FL KV AFH RS WL EF TS TH CE GS SF JK HA SG MR PS MK PS AS AM MJ DS MF MG SS CF VW SK MND BR IS JJ AT MS MR TB WK. Analyzed the data: FAE SM MR TB WK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FAE SM MR TB WK. Wrote the manuscript: FAE WK.