Rare Disease Show Episode 1 - Understanding Prion Disease ft. Dr. Rahul Chawla - Video

Published On 2024-05-07T08:45:00+05:30 | Updated On 7 May 2024 1:25 PM IST

Overview

Medical Dialogues presents a rare disease series, delving into the realm of uncommon medical conditions. Rare diseases are medical conditions that affect only a small percentage of the population. Throughout this series, we'll discuss these rare diseases in various episodes, with medical experts providing clear explanations and insights.

Rare Disease Show Episode 1-- In today's show we will cover Prion Disease. Prion diseases are rare and serious neurological conditions caused by abnormal proteins in the brain. Unlike viruses or bacteria, prions don't have genetic material and can spread by contact with infected tissue. They can affect humans and animals, causing diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and "mad cow" disease. Diagnosing and treating prion diseases is challenging due to their unusual nature, making research into effective treatments crucial.

In this episode, Dr. Rahul Chawla, a Neurologist, shares his insights by addressing the following questions-

1. Can you describe what prion diseases are and how they differ from other neurodegenerative disorders? How is it rare?

2. Could you discuss the most common forms of prion diseases in humans and their typical clinical presentations?

3. What are the current diagnostic criteria and methods for prion diseases? How effective are they in early disease detection?

4. What treatment options are currently available for patients with prion diseases, and how effective are they in altering disease progression?

5. Prion diseases are often fatal and have no cure. How do you approach discussions about prognosis and care with patients and their families?

6. What are the challenges in developing effective treatments or vaccines for prion diseases?

Speakers

Dr. Nandita Mohan

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

Dr Rahul Chawla

Dr Rahul Chawla MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Neurology) is an Consultant Neurologist at IBS Hospital (Institute of Brain and Spine) Lajpat Nagar New Delhi. He has 9 years of experience overall and a year of experience as a Neurologist. Dr Rahul Chawla has special interests in Epilepsy, Movement disorders, Headache & vertigo, Stroke, Dementia & Cognitive Neurology, neuro infections and Nerve and Muscle disorders. He has authored the book "Biology At Your Fingertips". Dr Chawla is also the founder of PMT Gurumantra ( a website for NEET aspirants).