Edwin George (Wayne State University, MI) describes the often overlooked condition, multiple system atrophy (MSA), and the important mission of Defeat MSA (https://defeatmsa.org/).
Speaker disclosure: Edwin George is a pro bono advisor on Defeat MSA’s scientific and medical board. He also delivers disease awareness talks for Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals.
Filmed at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, CA, US, April 2018.
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