Did anyone who heard or read this transcript get an idea of what percentage of these newly diagnosed (<5 years) pwme were found to have an active infectious agent or an autoimmune disease? Maybe this is what people are saying above - that we don't know what percentage. I go to a doc in an infectious disease practice at MGH. ANA and one or two autoantibodies have been tested for, 3 HHV species (PCR & serology), several bacterial species (serology). It's supposed to be (one of) the best hospital in the world, but this isn't really comprehensive.
NINDS 2021 Congressional Budget Justification https://www.ninds.nih.gov/About-NIN...NINDS-2021-Congressional-Budget-Justification