MedStar Health DocTalk

Multiple sclerosis 101

January 04, 2024 Tamar Harel, MD Season 4 Episode 1
Multiple sclerosis 101
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MedStar Health DocTalk
Multiple sclerosis 101
Jan 04, 2024 Season 4 Episode 1
Tamar Harel, MD

Board certified neurologist Dr. Tamar Harel discusses the complex autoimmune disorder, multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is triggered by the immune system  attacking the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibers, known as myelin, as something foreign. Symptoms include fatigue, loss of coordination, pain, and memory and vision loss. For details on diagnosis and treatment options, listen to this week's episode of MedStar Health DocTalk with host, Debra Schindler. 

debra.schindler@medstar.net

For more episodes of MedStar Health DocTalk, go to medstarhealth.org/doctalk.

Show Notes

Board certified neurologist Dr. Tamar Harel discusses the complex autoimmune disorder, multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is triggered by the immune system  attacking the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibers, known as myelin, as something foreign. Symptoms include fatigue, loss of coordination, pain, and memory and vision loss. For details on diagnosis and treatment options, listen to this week's episode of MedStar Health DocTalk with host, Debra Schindler. 

debra.schindler@medstar.net

For more episodes of MedStar Health DocTalk, go to medstarhealth.org/doctalk.