Merja Soilu-Hänninen
MD, PhD
Turku University Hospital, Division of Clinical Neurosciences mersoi@utu.fi ORCID-tunniste: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6930-0229 |
Kliininen neurologia; Neuroimmunologia; MS-taudin riski-ja ennustetekijät ja hoito
MD, University of Turku 1988
PhD, University of Turku, Department of Virology, Immunobiology of central nervous system virus infections 1996
Postdoctoral Fellow, Development and Neurobiology Group, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia 1997-1999
Specialist Degree in Neurology 2001
Adjuct Professor of Clinical Neurology 2008
Inverstigator in several clinical MS trials
Chair of the Finnish MS registry 2016-
General Neurology Section Head, Turku University Hospital, Division of Clinical Neurosciences 2017-
Multiple sclerosis risk factors, prognostic factors and epidemiology.
Imaging of brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis.
Course of medical pedagogics 2011-2012
Supervisor of several PhD student
- Comorbidities in newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: A population-based register study in Finland (2026)
- Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Rituximab Versus Ocrelizumab in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Finnish Population-Based Matched Cohort Study (2026)
- European Journal of Neurology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Delays in treatment initiation for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis—A nationwide population-based study (2025)
- Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Evaluation of patient-perceived fatigue in multiple sclerosis utilizing the Finnish MS registry (2025)
- Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Evolving Patterns of Initial RRMS Treatment in Finland (2013–2022): Insights From a Nationwide Multiple Sclerosis Register (2025)
- Brain and Behavior
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Finnish Registry-Based Protocol for Screening and Management of Fatigue and Cognitive Problems in Multiple Sclerosis: Observational Study (2025)
- JMIR Human Factors
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis during eras of evolving diagnostic criteria—a nationwide population-based registry study over five decades (2025)
- Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Mortality and causes of death for people with multiple sclerosis: a Finnish nationwide register study (2025)
- Journal of Neurology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis (2025)
- Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Patient Generated Digital Health Data: An Example from the Finnish Neuro Registry (2025)
- Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)



