In the thirty-fifth of White Coats, Real Talk, Atharva and Akshara Anand speak with Dr. Anastasia Vishnevetsky, neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, specializing in neuroimmunology and complex autoimmune diseases of the nervous system. Working at the front lines of neurological care, Dr. Vishnevetsky treats conditions such as neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a rare but serious disorder that can affect vision and mobility. In this conversation, she explains what NMO is, how it differs from multiple sclerosis, and the role of the immune system in attacking the brain and spinal cord.