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Dr. Lawrence Steinman
Professor of Neurological Sciences and former Chair of Immunology at Stanford at Stanford University
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Dr. Steinman's research focuses on what provokes relapses and remission in multiple sclerosis (MS), the nature of the molecules that serve as a brake on the brain inflmmation, and the quest for a tolerizing vaccine for autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and neuromyelitis optica. He has developed two antigen specific therapies, using DNA vaccines, for MS and type 1 diabetes.
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In COVID-19 infection, the clotting cascade is activated, making the brain and other organs susceptible to these small strokes. The small strokes can be associated with brain damage and even seizures.
7 November 2020
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7 November 2020articleStudy finds brain abnormalities 'common' in COVID-19 patientsA new study is shedding light on how COVID-19 is disrupting normal brain function in infected patients.
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Stanford University
Professor of Neurological Sciences and former Chair of Immunology at Stanford
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