Acute Flaccid Myelitis and Disability Advocacy with Sarah Todd Hammer

Kiran Thakur, MD, Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University, specializes in neuroinfectious diseases, working in her community and globally. Dr. Thakur speaks to the Brain & Life podcast co-host, Dr. Daniel Correa, and Sarah Todd Hammer, author, adaptive fashion model, and disability advocate, about various neurological conditions that affect the brain and nervous system, including acute flaccid myelitis disorder (AFM). Dr. Thakur talks about what got her interested in studying neuroinfectious diseases, and then explains about AFM, what it does to the patient, and how to help those who have it. [listen to the podcast]
*Interview with Dr. Thakur starts at 00:37:40

Source: Brain & Life