Episodes

  • Is Multiple Sclerosis a White Matter Disease or A Gray Matter Disease?

    Is Multiple Sclerosis a White Matter Disease or A Gray Matter Disease?
    Aug 26 2022
     Damage to myelin, or white matter, is almost always present in multiple sclerosis and the disease has long been thought of as one in which the immune system attacks myelin. Yet damage to the cell that is wrapped in myelin also occurs. As with the chicken or the egg, the experts debate which comes first—gray matter damage, or white?
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    30 mins
  • Does Epstein-Barr Virus Cause MS?

    Does Epstein-Barr Virus Cause MS?
    Dec 17 2021
    Is EBV the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis? Viruses have long been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, but no single virus has been found to be the cause. Could Epstein-Barr Virus—or EBV—be the culprit? Listen to the experts debate!
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    25 mins
  • Multiple Sclerosis--Is it One Disease or Many Diseases?

    Multiple Sclerosis--Is it One Disease or Many Diseases?
    May 4 2021
    Dr. Stephen Krieger will share his view that MS is one disease state while Dr. Bianca Weinstock-Guttman challenges that view, arguing that MS is many disease states. 
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    30 mins