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A. Hadi Maghzi, MD

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Neurology

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Dr. Maghzi has a longstanding interest in multiple sclerosis and has published on various aspects of the disease since he started in 2006. He is currently performing basic research in understanding the gut-brain axis in MS.

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Wiendl H, Foley J, Defer G, Zhovtis Ryerson L, Cohen JA, Arnold DL, Butzkueven H, Cutter GR, Giovannoni G, Killestein J, Domingo-Horne R, Toukam M, Nunn A, Maghzi AH, Kuhelj R, Lasky T. Patient Preference for Subcutaneous Versus Intravenous Administration with Every-6-Week Natalizumab (Tysabri®) Dosing: NOVA Phase IIIb Extension Study (Part 2). Neurol Ther. 2024 Oct; 13(5):1385-1401.View Related Profiles.

Maghzi, Amir
Domingo-Horne, Rose

PMID: 39046635; PMCID: PMC11393236; DOI: 10.1007/s40120-024-00647-0;

Abou-El-Hassan H, Rezende RM, Izzy S, Gabriely G, Yahya T, Tatematsu BK, Habashy KJ, Lopes JR, de Oliveira GLV, Maghzi AH, Yin Z, Cox LM, Krishnan R, Butovsky O, Weiner HL. V?1 and V?4 gamma-delta T cells play opposing roles in the immunopathology of traumatic brain injury in males. Nat Commun. 2023 Jul 18; 14(1):4286. PMID: 37463881; PMCID: PMC10354011; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39857-9;

Vermersch P, Scaramozza M, Levin S, Alroughani R, Deiva K, Pozzilli C, Lyons J, Mokliatchouk O, Pultz J, N'Dure F, Liu S, Badwan R, Branco F, Hood-Humphrey V, Franchimont N, Hanna J, Maghzi AH. Effect of Dimethyl Fumarate vs Interferon ß-1a in Patients With Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis: The CONNECT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 01; 5(9):e2230439. PMID: 36169959; PMCID: PMC9520348; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.30439;

Barzegar M, Mirmosayyeb O, Gajarzadeh M, Afshari-Safavi A, Nehzat N, Vaheb S, Shaygannejad V, Maghzi AH. COVID-19 Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2021 Jul; 8(4). PMID: 34016734; PMCID: PMC8142838; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001001;

Cox LM, Maghzi AH, Liu S, Tankou SK, Dhang FH, Willocq V, Song A, Wasén C, Tauhid S, Chu R, Anderson MC, De Jager PL, Polgar-Turcsanyi M, Healy BC, Glanz BI, Bakshi R, Chitnis T, Weiner HL. Gut Microbiome in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 2021 Jun; 89(6):1195-1211. PMID: 33876477; PMCID: PMC8132291; DOI: 10.1002/ana.26084;

Maghzi AH, Weiner HL. A One-Two Punch in the Gut May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis. Immunity. 2020 Oct 13; 53(4):707-709. PMID: 33053328; DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.09.016;

Maghzi AH, Houtchens MK, Preziosa P, Ionete C, Beretich BD, Stankiewicz JM, Tauhid S, Cabot A, Berriosmorales I, Schwartz THW, Sloane JA, Freedman MS, Filippi M, Weiner HL, Bakshi R. COVID-19 in teriflunomide-treated patients with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol. 2020 Oct; 267(10):2790-2796. PMID: 32494856; PMCID: PMC7268971; DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-09944-8;

Ghajarzadeh M, Mirmosayyeb O, Barzegar M, Nehzat N, Vaheb S, Shaygannejad V, Maghzi AH. Favorable outcome after COVID-19 infection in a multiple sclerosis patient initiated on ocrelizumab during the pandemic. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2020 Aug; 43:102222. PMID: 32464586; PMCID: PMC7245286; DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102222;

Barzegar M, Mirmosayyeb O, Nehzat N, Sarrafi R, Khorvash F, Maghzi AH, Shaygannejad V. COVID-19 infection in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with fingolimod. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2020 Jul; 7(4). PMID: 32371550; PMCID: PMC7217655; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000753;

Rezende RM, Nakagaki BN, Moreira TG, Lopes JR, Kuhn C, Tatematsu BK, Boulenouar S, Maghzi AH, Rubino S, Menezes GB, Chitnis T, Weiner HL. ?d T Cell-Secreted XCL1 Mediates Anti-CD3-Induced Oral Tolerance. J Immunol. 2019 Nov 15; 203(10):2621-2629. PMID: 31578268; PMCID: PMC6832869; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900784;

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Cox LM, Abou-El-Hassan H, Maghzi AH, Vincentini J, Weiner HL. The sex-specific interaction of the microbiome in neurodegenerative diseases. Brain Res. 2019 Dec 01; 1724:146385. PMID: 31419428; PMCID: PMC6886714; DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146385;

Maghzi AH, Sahai S, Zimnowodzki S, Baloh RH. Palatal tremor as a presenting symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology. 2018 Apr 24; 90(17):801-802. PMID: 29572285; PMCID: PMC5921041; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005363;

Maghzi H, Shaygannejad V, Minagar A, Hassanzadeh A, Maghzi AH. Consanguinity and multiple sclerosis susceptibility: A case control study. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2016 Nov; 10:179-180. PMID: 27919486; DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2016.09.013;

Maghzi H, Ataei B, Khorvash F, Yaran M, Maghzi AH. Association Between Acute Infectious Mononucleosis and Vitamin D Deficiency. Viral Immunol. 2016 Sep; 29(7):398-400. PMID: 27505106; DOI: 10.1089/vim.2016.0038;

Nourbakhsh B, Azevedo C, Maghzi AH, Spain R, Pelletier D, Waubant E. Subcortical grey matter volumes predict subsequent walking function in early multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci. 2016 Jul 15; 366:229-233. PMID: 27288812; DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.04.054;

Nourbakhsh B, Nunan-Saah J, Maghzi AH, Julian LJ, Spain R, Jin C, Lazar A, Pelletier D, Waubant E. Longitudinal associations between MRI and cognitive changes in very early MS. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2016 Jan; 5:47-52. PMID: 26856943; DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2015.10.010;

Nourbakhsh B, Azevedo C, Nunan-Saah J, Maghzi AH, Spain R, Pelletier D, Waubant E. Longitudinal associations between brain structural changes and fatigue in early MS. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2016 Jan; 5:29-33. PMID: 26856940; DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2015.10.006;

Alekseeva N, McGee J, Kelley RE, Maghzi AH, Gonzalez-Toledo E, Minagar A. Toxic-metabolic, nutritional, and medicinal-induced disorders of cerebellum. Neurol Clin. 2014 Nov; 32(4):901-11. PMID: 25439288; DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2014.07.001;

Maghzi AH, Revirajan N, Julian LJ, Spain R, Mowry EM, Liu S, Jin C, Green AJ, McCulloch CE, Pelletier D, Waubant E. Magnetic resonance imaging correlates of clinical outcomes in early multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2014 Nov; 3(6):720-7. PMID: 25891551; DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2014.07.003;

Maghzi AH, Minagar A. IL1-ß expression in multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Aug 15; 343(1-2):1. PMID: 24857353; DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.05.009;

Waubant E, Maghzi AH, Revirajan N, Spain R, Julian L, Mowry EM, Marcus J, Liu S, Jin C, Green A, McCulloch CE, Pelletier D. A randomized controlled phase II trial of riluzole in early multiple sclerosis. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2014 May; 1(5):340-7. PMID: 25356404; PMCID: PMC4184685; DOI: 10.1002/acn3.60;

McGee J, Maghzi AH, Minagar A. Neurophobia: a global and under-recognized phenomenon. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Jul; 122:iii-iv. PMID: 24726892; DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.03.023;

Maghzi AH, Minagar A, Waubant E. Neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis: a therapeutic approach. CNS Drugs. 2013 Oct; 27(10):799-815. PMID: 23955320; DOI: 10.1007/s40263-013-0093-7;

Najafi MR, Toghianifar N, Etemadifar M, Haghighi S, Maghzi AH, Akbari M. Circadian rhythm sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis and its association with fatigue: A case-control study. J Res Med Sci. 2013 Mar; 18(Suppl 1):S71-3. PMID: 23961292; PMCID: PMC3743326

Maghzi AH, Sahraian MA, Shaygannejad V, Minagar A. Is the Iranian revolution to blame for the increasing incidence of multiple sclerosis in Iran? Neuroepidemiology. 2013; 40(1):68-9. PMID: 23075520; DOI: 10.1159/000341848;

Etemadifar M, Abtahi MA, Razmjoo H, Abtahi SH, Dehghani AR, Abtahi ZA, Akbari M, Mazaheri S, Maghzi AH. Anti-aquaporin-4 IgG in Patients Presenting with Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Cohort Study. Int J Prev Med. 2012 Sep; 3(9):612-5. PMID: 23024849; PMCID: PMC3445276

Maghzi AH, Sahraian MA, Maghzi H, Shaygannejad V. Multiple sclerosis in Sistan and Baloochestan, South East Iran. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Jun; 115(6):847-8. PMID: 22921035; DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.08.014;

Maghzi AH, Minagar A. Urinary tract infection in multiple sclerosis: a practical algorithm for a common problem. Eur J Neurol. 2013 Mar; 20(3):408-409. PMID: 22900671

Etemadifar M, Abtahi SH, Razmjoo H, Abtahi MA, Dehghani A, Salari M, Maghzi AH, Akbari M. 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in Patients with Optic Neuritis as a Clinically Isolated Syndrome and Healthy Controls. Int J Prev Med. 2012 May; 3(5):313-7. PMID: 22708027; PMCID: PMC3372073

Saadatnia M, Najafi MR, Najafi F, Davoudi V, Keyhanian K, Maghzi AH. CD24 gene allele variation is not associated with oligoclonal IgG bands and IgG index of multiple sclerosis patients. Neuroimmunomodulation. 2012; 19(3):195-9. PMID: 22262195; DOI: 10.1159/000332011;

Haghjooy Javanmard S, Saadatnia M M, Homayouni V V, Nikoogoftar M M, Maghzi AH, Etemadifar M, Chaitanya VG, McGee JC, Minagar A, Alexander JS. Interferon-beta-1beta protects against multiple sclerosis-induced endothelial cells apoptosis. Front Biosci (Elite Ed). 2012 Jan 01; 4(4):1368-74. PMID: 22201961

Basiri K, Etemadifar M, Derakhshan F, Ashtari F, Shaygannejad V, Fatehi Z, Maghzi AH, Fatehi F. Interferon-beta in pediatric multiple sclerosis patients: safety in short-term prescription. Acta Med Iran. 2012; 50(2):97-100. PMID: 22359077

Maghzi AH, Etemadifar M, Heshmat-Ghahdarijani K, Moradi V, Nonahal S, Ghorbani A, Minagar A. Cigarette smoking and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a sibling case-control study in Isfahan, Iran. Neuroepidemiology. 2011; 37(3-4):238-42. PMID: 22156601; DOI: 10.1159/000332765;

Etemadifar M, Abtahi SH, Akbari M, Maghzi AH. Multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: is there a link? Mult Scler. 2012 Jun; 18(6):902-4. PMID: 22146612; DOI: 10.1177/1352458511427719;

Etemadifar M, Mollabashi M, Chitsaz A, Behnamfar O, Bahrami E, Minagar A, Maghzi AH. Seroprevalence of NMO-IgG among patients with neuromyelitis optica and opticospinal multiple sclerosis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Jan; 114(1):17-20. PMID: 22014378; DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.07.020;

Maghzi AH, Etemadifar M, Heshmat-Ghahdarijani K, Nonahal S, Minagar A, Moradi V. Cesarean delivery may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2012 Apr; 18(4):468-71. PMID: 21982872; DOI: 10.1177/1352458511424904;

Kargarfard M, Eetemadifar M, Mehrabi M, Maghzi AH, Hayatbakhsh MR. Fatigue, depression, and health-related quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan, Iran. Eur J Neurol. 2012 Mar; 19(3):431-7. PMID: 21967324

Tayari N, Etemadifar M, Hekmatnia A, Mahzouni P, Maghzi AH, Rouzbahani R. Intrinsic third ventricular craniopharyngioma: A case report. Int J Prev Med. 2011 Jul; 2(3):178-85. PMID: 21811661; PMCID: PMC3143532

Horstman LL, Jy W, Ahn YS, Maghzi AH, Etemadifar M, Alexander JS, McGee JC, Minagar A. Complement in neurobiology. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2011 Jun 01; 16(8):2921-60. PMID: 21622213

Komijani M, Bouzari M, Etemadifar M, Zarkesh-Esfahani H, Shaykh-Baygloo N, Ghazimorad A, Mostajeran M, Nasr-Azadani A, Maghzi AH. Torque teno mini virus infection and multiple sclerosis. Int J Neurosci. 2011 Aug; 121(8):437-41. PMID: 21545307; DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2011.569039;

Etemadifar M, Maghzi AH. Sharp increase in the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Isfahan, Iran. Mult Scler. 2011 Aug; 17(8):1022-7. PMID: 21459809; DOI: 10.1177/1352458511401460;

Alonso A, Cook SD, Maghzi AH, Divani AA. A case-control study of risk factors for multiple sclerosis in Iran. Mult Scler. 2011 May; 17(5):550-5. PMID: 21325015; DOI: 10.1177/1352458510397685;

Alexander JS, Zivadinov R, Maghzi AH, Ganta VC, Harris MK, Minagar A. Multiple sclerosis and cerebral endothelial dysfunction: Mechanisms. Pathophysiology. 2011 Feb; 18(1):3-12. PMID: 20663648; DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2010.04.002;

Etemadifar M, Kazemi M, Chitsaz A, Hekmatnia A, Tayari N, Ghazavi A, Maghzi AH. Mycophenolate mofetil in combination with interferon beta-1a in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study. J Res Med Sci. 2011 Jan; 16(1):1-5. PMID: 21448376; PMCID: PMC3063426

Etemadifar M, Hekmatnia A, Tayari N, Kazemi M, Ghazavi A, Akbari M, Maghzi AH. Features of Virchow-Robin spaces in newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. Eur J Radiol. 2011 Nov; 80(2):e104-8. PMID: 20650586; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.05.018;

Maghzi AH, Marta M, Bosca I, Etemadifar M, Dobson R, Maggiore C, Giovannoni G, Meier UC. Viral pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis: A role for Epstein-Barr virus infection? Pathophysiology. 2011 Feb; 18(1):13-20. PMID: 20538440; PMCID: PMC7135674; DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2010.04.003;

Poorjavad M, Derakhshandeh F, Etemadifar M, Soleymani B, Minagar A, Maghzi AH. Oropharyngeal dysphagia in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2010 Mar; 16(3):362-5. PMID: 20203150; DOI: 10.1177/1352458509358089;

Maghzi AH, Ghazavi H, Ahsan M, Etemadifar M, Mousavi S, Khorvash F, Minagar A. Increasing female preponderance of multiple sclerosis in Isfahan, Iran: a population-based study. Mult Scler. 2010 Mar; 16(3):359-61. PMID: 20086021

Ebrahimi A, Etemadifar M, Ardestani PM, Maghzi AH, Jaffe S, Nejadnik H. Cavernous angioma: a clinical study of 35 cases with review of the literature. Neurol Res. 2009 Oct; 31(8):785-93. PMID: 19723446

Saadatnia M, Etemadifar M, Fatehi F, Ashtari F, Shaygannejad V, Chitsaz A, Maghzi AH. Short-term effects of prolonged fasting on multiple sclerosis. Eur Neurol. 2009; 61(4):230-2. PMID: 19176964; DOI: 10.1159/000197108;

Basiri K, Etemadifar M, Maghzi AH, Zarghami N. Frequency of myasthenia gravis in multiple sclerosis: Report of five cases from Isfahan, Iran. Neurol India. 2009; 57(5):638-40. PMID: 19934567; DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.57817;

Harris MK, Maghzi AH, Etemadifar M, Kelley RE, Gonzalez-Toledo E, Minagar A. Acute demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2009 Jan; 11(1):55-63. PMID: 19094837; DOI: 10.1007/s11940-009-0008-6;

Etemadifar M, Raoufi M, Maghzi AH, Ebrahimi A, Kaji-Esfahani M, Mousavi SA. Television-provoked epilepsy in children: a follow-up survey from Isfahan, Iran. Arch Iran Med. 2008 Nov; 11(6):649-53. PMID: 18976036

Etemadifar M, Nasr-Esfahani AH, Khodabandehlou R, Maghzi AH. Childhood-onset multiple sclerosis: report of 82 patients from Isfahan, Iran. Arch Iran Med. 2007 Apr; 10(2):152-6. PMID: 17367215

Maghzi AH, Etemadifar M, Saadatnia M. Clinical and demographical characteristics of primary progressive multiple sclerosis in Isfahan, Iran. Eur J Neurol. 2007 Apr; 14(4):403-7. PMID: 17388988

Maghzi AH, Etemadifar M, Shaygannejad V, Saadatnia M, Salehi M, Hassanzadeh A. Conjugal multiple sclerosis in Isfahan, Iran: a population-based study. Mult Scler. 2007 Jun; 13(5):673-5. PMID: 17548450

Saadatnia M, Etemadifar M, Maghzi AH. Multiple sclerosis in Isfahan, Iran. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2007; 79:357-75. PMID: 17531850; DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(07)79016-5;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 57 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2011

Bar chart showing 57 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2011

Year	Publications
2007	4
2008	1
2009	4
2010	4
2011	12
2012	8
2013	2
2014	5
2015	2
2016	3
2018	1
2019	2
2020	4
2021	2
2022	1
2023	1
2024	1

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