Conversations on MS with the MS Center’s Dr. Enrique Alvarez, recorded in Durango on July 12, 2024.
TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THIS SESSION
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- 2:34 — Heat sensitivity
- 5:45 — Permanent damage vs. pseudo-relapses
- 7:43 — Stable MRI but feeling worse/ progression/ PIRA/ neurological reserve
- 13:50 — BTKi Trials and Smoldering Inflammation
- 20:30 — Future of MS treatments: Progressive MS and remyelination
- 23:44 — Use of AI (drug development, trial design, reading MRIs)
- 25:25 — Identifying new symptoms
- 26:50 — What to bring up to your neurologist
- 29:39 — Does MS cause mental health changes?
- 32:42 — Leg twitching and spasms
- 40:15 — Side effects of DMTs (anti-CD 20s)
- 43:33 — De-escalation
- 45:29 — Tecfidera, Augbagio, Avonex
- 49:09 — Fatigue / Ampyra
- 57:45 — Improving walking (devices)
- 1:02:36 — Supplement recommendations
- 1:08:37 — Genetics
- 1:11:25 — Epstein Bar Virus
- 1:13:36 — MS Risk Factors
- 1:14:15 — Wellness
- 1:14:46 — Telehealth / Access to Specialists
- 1:21:11 — Second Opinions
- 1:22:57 — Alternative and Complementary Treatments for Disease Management and Symptoms
- 1:29:08 — Gut microbiome