I’m going the extra mile for myelin.

I travel the world to deliver neurological care in places with limited resources. Along the way, I have learned several important lessons about protecting brain health and preventing brain disease.

My perspective was forever altered on one of my first trips to Uganda for the Department of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

I met a 14-year-old boy unable to move the left side of his body. Our medical team discovered the teen had undiagnosed and undetected HIV since birth.

I was surprised to learn that HIV could be associated with stroke because it is an advanced feature of the virus that is infrequent in the US now. That knowledge changed my perceptions and attitudes towards brain health.

Here is some wisdom from my visits to Uganda a

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