Dr. Adil Javed and Dr. Anthony T. Reder have dedicated their careers to studying new ways to diagnose and treat multiple sclerosis. They discuss the diagnosis and management of MS, as well as the new research in MS medications and diagnostic tools.
Table of Contents
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:55 What exactly is MS?
0:03:02 Are there any warning signs that people can look for? Or is this something that generally just happens to people out of the blue?
0:04:15 So you say a neurological evaluation. So how is this diagnosed?
0:05:02 Is it possible to have MS with no obvious plaques on the brain?
0:06:27 You talk about lesions on the brain. What exactly are you talking about? Is that something that you physically see when you do the MRI?
0:07:56 Can you describe what you do and how that works with these MS patients?
0:09:36 I have MS, and I've had two lumbar punctures. And both have no bands present. Is that normal for an MS patient?
0:11:02 How is MS treated? What do you do for patients?
0:12:41 Is MS curable?
0:14:12 Thinking about the quality of life for people living with MS, are there temperature or climate locations in the United States that are more conducive for people who have MS?
0:16:19 The steroids I've have gotten in the hospital during an exasperation have not seemed to assist me in bouncing back like I hear it will for others. Is that normal?
0:17:35 Can MS affect your menstrual cycle?
0:18:16 I am 15 weeks pregnant with MS, and would like to know if it's OK to get the epidural in my spine during delivery?
0:18:41 Is there any additional data on the two COVID-19 vaccines concerning MS patients and the treatments?
0:20:45 I'm considering HSCT since my options are quite limited. Can you give your thoughts on HSCT?
0:22:59 Should we be taking more or anything for our eyes and brain or memory?
00:24:53 What are possible factors that are thought to contribute to MS? And does it run in families?
0:27:54 Do you have any recommendations as far as levels and amounts of Vitamin D? Or should they see their physician first?
0:28:30 Do you think there's any validity to inflammatory type diets and disease progression?
0:29:36 Talk to us a little bit about clinical trials and some of the things that happen here at UChicago Medicine in that realm. How important is that for MS patients?
0:31:45 Tell us a little bit about the MS clinic, and what patients can expect when they come to UChicago Medicine's MS clinic.
