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Why MS Affects People Differently
Clip: 11/8/2026 | 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Dr. Jacob Tony explains why multiple sclerosis affects people differently.
Carle Health neurologist Dr. Jacob Tony explains how multiple sclerosis can leave scars, called plaques, in different parts of the brain. He discusses why the location of those plaques can lead to different symptoms and why symptoms can flare up and subside.
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Docs on Call
Why MS Affects People Differently
Clip: 11/8/2026 | 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Carle Health neurologist Dr. Jacob Tony explains how multiple sclerosis can leave scars, called plaques, in different parts of the brain. He discusses why the location of those plaques can lead to different symptoms and why symptoms can flare up and subside.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSo that degeneration of the cells will now produce sort of like a scar called a plaque.
So these plaques can affect multiple parts of the brain.
And because it can affect multiple parts of the brain, it can produce multiple symptoms and multitude of problems.
And over a period of time, these plaques will accumulate in the brain eventually producing disability.
So that is the concern about multiple sclerosis because it's an autoimmune disease with chronic inflammation and a tendency for remissions and exacerbations.
So they keep on getting these attacks unless we treat that with some disease modifying agents.
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