
#344 Multiple Sclerosis with Dr. Annette Okai
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
00:00
Is Eb v a Risk Factor for Multiple Schlerosis?
E b v is common in every one that developed m s. Not everyone who has e b v gets am s, but 99 % of m s patients get e b v. Smoking realeliriof reduces the elasticity of the blood vessels. This allows those inflammatory cells to then enter the brain more freely. As a smoker, you have more severe relapses and weakening of your vessel,. causing more degeneration over time.
Transcript
Play full episode