Neurology resident at the University of Louisville.
I am drawn to the diseases where the immune system attacks the brain's own insulation.
On a first scan they can be hard to tell apart. Getting it right matters, because some treatments that help one can make another worse.
Multiple sclerosis
A chronic immune attack on the myelin of the brain and spinal cord, with lesions spread out in space and time.
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
An antibody against aquaporin 4 on astrocytes. Attacks favor the optic nerves and the spinal cord, and they can be severe.
MOG antibody-associated disease
An antibody against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein. Defined as its own disease by international criteria only in 2023.
Along the way
Languages
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in acute ischemic stroke, plus one original retrospective study from Louisville.
6journal
articles
3conference
abstracts
+ 1 preprint
de Lima Loiola J, de Almeida Monteiro G, Leite M, Araújo B, Ueda G, Mutarelli A, Joshi DK, Dagostin CS, Fagundes TP
doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.109101(opens in a new tab)If your question overlaps with mine, write to me.
