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Conversations on MS with Dr. Enrique Alvarez, recorded live in Centennial, Colorado on August 18, 2025.
TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THIS SESSION:
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- 0:00 Video begins
- 3:38 New diagnostic criteria
- 6:44 Terminology: Relapses, pseudo-relapses, inflammation, progression
- 12:39 Stopping DMT / older age diagnosis
- 15:53 PML (and switching from Tysabri to a B-cell depleting therapy)
- 20:48 Switching from B-cell depleting therapy to Tysabri
- 22:38 Cancer risk and DMTs (Ocrevus/B-cell depleters, cladribine/Mavenclad)
- 27:24 Spinal cord lesions
- 29:27 Monophasic Balo’s disease
- 32:31 Cancers associated with Mavenclad
- 33:00 Committee for new diagnostic criteria
- 34:25 Creatine
- 35:31 Nervive
- 36:17 Remodulin
- 36:46 Probiotics
- 39:19 Osteoporosis
- 40:42 Vitamin D
- 41:55 Pregnancy and family planning
- 47:41 Vitamin D recommendation
- 49:05 Genetics and MS
- 51:58 Is MS more prevalent in Colorado?
- 54:49 Environmental risk factors, EBV or other trigger
- 58:04 Leg weakness, spasticity, foot drop, TENS units, walk aids
- 1:06:50 Brain atrophy
- 1:08:33 Hand tremors
- 1:10:49 Octave blood test
- 1:13:11 IRIS
- 1:14:42 The role of AI
- 1:16:40 COVID – vaccines etc.
- 1:23:29 UV light
