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Top 100 Publications as Measured by Altmetrics in the Field of Central Nervous System Inflammatory Demyelinating Disease

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List of the top 100 articles by Altmetric.com Attention Scores.

RankArticleFirst authorIFAltmetric.com Attention ScoreNo. of citations

1Immunoablation and autologous haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation for aggressive multiple sclerosis: a multicentre single-group phase 2 trial, Lancet, 2016, 388, 576.Atkins H. L.53.254130268
2Nuclear receptor NR1H3 in familial multiple sclerosis, Neuron, 201692, 555.Wang Z.14.318122624
3Ocrelizumab versus placebo in primary progressive multiple sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2017, 376, 209.Mantalban X.79.258975220
4Time to wake up and smell the coffee? Coffee consumption and multiple sclerosis, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2016, 87, 453.Wijnands J. M.7.1449511
5Breastfeeding, ovulatory years, and risk of multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2017, 89, 563.Langer-Gould A.7.6097875
6Alemtuzumab improves preexisting disability in active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients, Neurology, 2016, 87, 1985.Giovannoni G.7.60968917
7Siponimod versus placebo in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (EXPAND): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 study, Lancet, 2018, 391, 1263.Kappos L.53.25465916
8A placebo-controlled trial of oral cladribine for relapsing multiple sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2010, 362, 416.Giovannoni G.79.258649332
9Pediatric multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2016, 87, S74.Waldman A.7.60963515
10Alemtuzumab for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis after disease-modifying therapy: a randomised controlled phase 3 trial, Lancet, 2012, 380, 1829.Coles A. J.53.254623506
11Superior MRI outcomes with alemtuzumab compared with subcutaneous interferon β-1a in multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2016, 87, 1464.Arnold D. L.7.6096156
12Effect of oral cladribine on time to conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis in patients with a first demyelinating event (ORACLE MS): a phase 3 randomised trial, Lancet Neurol, 2014, 13, 257.Leist T. P.27.13860950
13Quadrivalent HPV vaccination and risk of multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, JAMA, 2015, 313, 54.Scheller N. M.47.66159376
14Multiple Sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2018, 378, 169.Reich D. S.79.25857231
15Safety and efficacy of the selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator ozanimod in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RADIANCE): A randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial, Lancet Neurol, 2016, 15, 373.Cohen J. A.27.13851138
16Long-term outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Multiple sclerosis, JAMA Neurol, 2017, 74, 459.Muraro P. A.11.4647430
17Ocrelizumab versus interferon beta-1a in relapsing multiple sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2016, 376, 221.Hauser S. L.79.258469167
18Estriol combined with glatiramer acetate for women with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial, Lancet Neurol, 2016, 15, 35.Voskuhl R. R.27.13846349
19Predisposing role of vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms in the development of multiple sclerosis: a case-control study, J Neurol Sci, 2016, 367, 148.Abdollahzadeh R.2.4484367
20Direct and indirect cost burden associated with multiple sclerosis relapses: excess costs of persons with multiple sclerosis and their spouse caregivers, J Neurol Sci, 2013, 330, 71.Parisé H.2.44843520
21Effect of high-dose simvastatin on brain atrophy and disability in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS-STAT): A randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial, Lancet, 2014, 383, 2213.Chataway J.53.254417162
22Targeting demyelination and virtual hypoxia with high-dose biotin as a treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis, Neuropharmacology, 2015, 110, 644.Sedel F.4.24941244
23Anti-spasticity agents for multiple sclerosis, Cochrane database Sys Rev, 2003, (4), CD001332.Shakespeare D.6.754408137
24The cost of multiple sclerosis drugs in the US and the pharmaceutical industry: too big to fail?, Neurology, 2015, 84, 2185.Hartung D. M.7.60940384
25Trial of minocycline in a clinically isolated syndrome of multiple sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2017, 376, 2122.Metz L. M.79.25838823
26Efficacy and safety of extracranial vein angioplasty in multiple sclerosis: a randomized clinical trial, JAMA Neurol, 2017, 75, 35.Zamboni P.11.463798
27High consumption of coffee is associated with decreased multiple sclerosis risk; results from two independent studies, J Neurol Neurosurg, Psychiatry, 2016, 87, 454.Hedström A. K.7.14436718
28Vitamin D status during pregnancy and risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring of women in the Finnish maternity cohort, JAMA Neurol, 2016, 73, 515.Munger K. L.11.4636641
29Diet quality is associated with disability and symptom severity in multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2018, 90, e1.Fitzgerald K. C.7.6093575
30Effects of physical comorbidities on disability progression in multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2018, 90, e419.Zhang T.7.6093553
31Vitamin D and risk of multiple sclerosis: A Mendelian randomization study, PLoS Med, 2015, 12, e1001866.Mokry LE11.675347110
32Vaccines and the risk of multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system demyelinating diseases, JAMA Neurol, 2014, 71, 1506.Langer-Gould A.11.4634458
33Concussion in adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis, Ann Neurol, 2017, 82, 554.Montgomery S.10.2443416
34High-dose immunosuppressive therapy and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (HALT-MS): A 3-year interim report, JAMA Neurol, 2015, 72, 159.Nash R. A.11.4632273
35Smoked cannabis for spasticity in multiple sclerosis: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial, CMAJ, 2012, 184, 1143.Corey-Bloom J.6.2131984
36Cladribine to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, Neurotherapeutics, 2017, 14, 874.Giovannoni G.5.7193172
37Safety and immunologic effects of high- vs low-dose cholecalciferol in multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2016, 86, 382.Sotirchos E. S.7.60930245
38Neonatal vitamin D status and risk of multiple sclerosis A population-based case-control study, Neurology, 2017, 88, 44.Nielsen N. M.7.60929724
39Association of nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with neurological disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, JAMA Neurol, 2015, 313, 275.Burt R. K.11.4629666
40Daclizumab HYP versus Interferon Beta-1a in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2015, 373, 1418.Kappos L.79.258295132
4125-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and risk of multiple sclerosis among women in the Finnish Maternity cohort, Neurology, 2017, 89, 1578.Munger K. L.7.6092925
42Sun exposure over the life course and associations with multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2018, 90, e1191.Tremlett H.7.609286a
43Clemastine fumarate as a remyelinating therapy for multiple sclerosis (ReBUILD): a randomised, controlled, double-blind, crossover trial, Lancet, 2017, 90, 2481.Green A. J.53.25428234
44Higher latitude is significantly associated with an earlier age of disease onset in multiple sclerosis, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2016, 87, 1343.Tao C.7.14427610
45No association between dietary sodium intake and the risk of multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2017, 89, 1322.Cortese M.7.6092607
46Practice guideline recommendations summary: disease-modifying therapies for adults with multiple sclerosis: report of the guideline development, dissemination, and implementation subcommittee of the American Academy of neurology, Neurology, 2018, 90, 777.Rae-Grant A.7.609252a
47Rab32 connects ER stress to mitochondrial defects in multiple sclerosis, J Neuroinflammation, 2017, 14, 19.Haile Y.5.1932378
48High-dose immunosuppressive therapy and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2017, 88, 842.Nash R. A.7.60921921
49Comprehensive systematic review summary: disease-modifying therapies for adults with multiple sclerosis: report of the guideline development, dissemination, and implementation subcommittee of the American Academy of neurology, Neurology, 2018, 90, 789.Rae-Grant A.7.609217a
50Vitamin D as an early predictor of multiple sclerosis activity and progression, JAMA Neurol, 2014, 71, 306.Ascherio A.11.46216203
51aNew inroads against multiple sclerosis, JAMA, 2018, 319, 9.Lyon J.47.6612132
51bNeurofilament light chain level is a weak risk factor for the development of multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2016, 87, 1076.Arrambide G.7.60921320
53Price analysis of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapies marketed in the United States, Curr Med Res Opin, 2016, 32, 1783.Bin Sawad A.2.6652093
54Combating the spread of ineffective medical procedures: A lesson learned from multiple sclerosis, JAMA Neurol, 2017, 75, 15.Green A. J.11.462080
55Clinical biomarkers differentiate myelitis from vascular and other causes of myelopathy, Neurology, 2017, 90, e12.Barreras P.7.6092062
56Prevalence of extracranial venous narrowing on catheter venography in people with multiple sclerosis, their siblings, and unrelated healthy controls: a blinded, case-control study, Lancet, 2014, 383, 138.Traboulsee A. L.53.25420344
57Role of genetic susceptibility variants in predicting clinical course in multiple sclerosis: a cohort study, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2016, 87, 1204.Pan G.7.14420112
58Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and encephalomyelitis disseminata/multiple sclerosis show remarkable levels of similarity in phenomenology and neuroimmune characteristics, BMC Med, 2013, 11, 205.Morris G.9.08819754
59aEffect of smoking cessation on multiple sclerosis prognosis, JAMA Neurol, 2015, 72, 1117.Ramanujam R.11.4618849
59bPhysical activity and the incidence of multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2016, 87, 1770.Dorans K.7.6091883
61aChronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: the final curtain, Lancet, 2014, 383, 106.Paul F.53.2541865
61bDiet and disease modification in multiple sclerosis: A nutritional epidemiology perspective, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2018, 89, 3.Fitzgerald K.7.144186a
63Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria, Lancet Neurol, 2018, 17, 162.Thompson A. J.27.13817988
64Assessing response to interferon-β in a multicenter dataset of patients with multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2016, 87, 134.Sormani M. P.7.60917728
65aDisconnection as a mechanism for social cognition impairment in multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2017, 89, 38.Batista S.7.6091707
65bHelicobacter pylori infection as a protective factor against multiple sclerosis risk in females, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2015, 86, 603.Pedrini M. J.7.14417021
67HIV and lower risk of multiple sclerosis: beginning to unravel a mystery using a record-linked database study, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2015, 86, 9.Gold J.7.14416738
68Health-care use before a first demyelinating event suggestive of a multiple sclerosis prodrome: a matched cohort study, Lancet Neurol, 2017, 16, 445.Wijnands J. M. A.27.13816414
69Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis: a phase II trial, Neurology, 2015, 84, 981.Mancardi G. L.7.60916279
70Psychiatric comorbidity is associated with disability progression in multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2018, 90, e1316.McKay K. A.7.6091582
71Obesity and multiple sclerosis: a Mendelian randomization study, PLoS Med, 2016, 13, e1002053.Mokry L. E.11.67515435
72BCG vaccine for clinically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis: infections and protective immunity, Neurology, 2013, 82, 15.Bourdette D.7.6091525
73Efficacy of balance and eye-movement exercises for persons with multiple sclerosis (BEEMS), Neurology, 2018, 90, e797.Hebert J. R.7.609148a
74Cannabinoids for treatment of spasticity and other symptoms related to multiple sclerosis (CAMS study): multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial, Lancet, 2003, 362, 1517.Zajicek J.53.254146528
75Taste dysfunction in multiple sclerosis, J Neurol, 2016, 263, 677.Doty R. L.3.7831455
76Association between age at onset of multiple sclerosis and vitamin D level-related factors, Neurology, 2016, 86, 88.Laursen J. H.7.6091447
77Multiple sclerosis and extract of cannabis: results of the MUSEC trial, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2012, 83, 1125.Zajicek J. P.7.14414195
78aHaemopoietic stem-cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis: what next?, Lancet, 2016, 388, 536.Dörr J.53.2541392
78bSodium intake is associated with increased disease activity in multiple sclerosis, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2015, 86, 26.Farez M. F.7.14413992
80aExclusive breastfeeding and the effect on postpartum multiple sclerosis relapses, JAMA Neurol, 2015, 72, 1132.Hellwig K.11.4613830
80bMalignancies after mitoxantrone for multiple sclerosis A retrospective cohort study, Neurology, 2016, 86, 2203.Martinelli V.7.60913816
82Noninvasive tongue stimulation combined with intensive cognitive and physical rehabilitation induces neuroplastic changes in patients with multiple sclerosis: a multimodal neuroimaging study, Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin, 2017, 3, 2055217317690561.Leonard G.1373
83Comparative effectiveness of rituximab and other initial treatment choices for multiple sclerosis, JAMA Neurol, 2018, 75, 320.Granqvist M.11.461367
84Hormone therapy use and physical quality of life in postmenopausal women with multiple sclerosis, Neurology, 2016, 87, 1457.Bove R.7.6091355
85aSummary of evidence-based guideline: complementary and alternative medicine in multiple sclerosis report of the guideline development Subcommittee of the American Academy of neurology, Neurology, 2014, 82, 1083.Yadav V.7.60913464
85bThe underdiagnosis of sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis, J Clin Sleep Med, 2014, 10, 1025.Brass S. D.3.39613441
86bSelection of patients with multiple sclerosis to undergo autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, JAMA Neurol, 2017, 74, 392.Racke M. K.11.461320
88Contribution of dietary intake to relapse rate in early pediatric multiple sclerosis, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2018, 89, 28.Azary S.7.1441325
89B-cell depletion-a frontier in monoclonal antibodies for multiple sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2017, 376, 280.Calabresi P. A.79.2581317
90Vitamin D during pregnancy and multiple sclerosis: an evolving association, JAMA Neurol, 2016, 73, 498.Greenberg B. M.11.461254
91Neuroendothelial NMDA receptors as therapeutic targets in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, Brain, 2016, 139, 2406.Macrez R.10.841245
92Pain in people with multiple sclerosis: associations with modifiable lifestyle factors, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and mental health quality of life, Front Neurol, 2017, 8, 461.Marck C. H.3.5081220
93aEffect of low saturated fat diet in early and late cases of multiple sclerosis, Lancet, 1990, 336, 37.Swank R. L.53.254121120
93bThe contemporary spectrum of multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis: a multicenter study, Neurology, 2016, 87, 1393.Solomon A. J.7.60912140
95Sustained reduction of multiple sclerosis disability: new player in comparing disease-modifying treatments, Neurology, 2016, 87, 1966.Bielekova B.7.6091191
96Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a prospective study, Neurology, 2004, 63, 838.Hernán M. A.7.609117202
97aAlemtuzumab versus interferon beta 1a as first-line treatment for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a randomised controlled phase 3 trial, Lancet, 2012, 380, 1819.Cohen J. A.53.254115516
97bGenes and environment in multiple sclerosis project: a platform to investigate multiple sclerosis risk, Ann Neurol, 2016, 79, 178.Xia Z.10.24411514
99aPlacebo-controlled phase 3 study of oral BG-12 for relapsing multiple sclerosis, N Engl J Med, 2012, 367, 1098.Gold R.79.258113765
99bSmoking beyond multiple sclerosis diagnosis: a risk factor still worth modifying, JAMA Neurol, 2015, 72, 1105.Goldman M. D.11.461130

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