Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
During this panel at the 2025 RNDS, Drs. Spencer Hutto, Jacqueline Rosenthal, and Varun Kannan spoke about the diagnosis of rare diseases, including ADEM, AFM, MOGAD, NMOSD, ON, and TM. They answered audience questions about whether a viral component like Epstein-Barr can trigger rare neuroimmune disorders, whether transverse myelitis can affect the esophagus, how much spinal fluid is needed to run tests, and whether these disorders are hereditary.
During this panel at the 2025 RNDS, Drs. Spencer Hutto, Jacqueline Rosenthal, and Varun Kannan spoke about the diagnosis of rare diseases, including ADEM, AFM, MOGAD, NMOSD, ON, and TM. They answered audience questions about whether a viral component like Epstein-Barr can trigger rare neuroimmune disorders, whether transverse myelitis can affect the esophagus, how much spinal fluid is needed to run tests, and whether these disorders are hereditary.
