CCSVI is associated with multiple sclerosis

S Morovic, P Zamboni - Neurological research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… investigated possible risk factors for CCSVI in a large cohort … associated with presence of
CCSVI. Smoking and fish oil consumption showed a trend towards higher prevalence of CCSVI

Multiple sclerosis and CCSVI: a population-based case control study

F Patti, A Nicoletti, C Leone, S Messina, E D'Amico… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
… venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has been associated to multiple sclerosis (MS). … and CCSVI
was found with an odds ratio of 3.41 (95% confidence interval 1.63–7.13; p = 0.001). CCSVI

Clinical correlates of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis

B Weinstock-Guttman, M Ramanathan, K Marr… - BMC neurology, 2012 - Springer
… prevalence of CCSVI was significantly higher in multiple sclerosis (… criteria) or the severity
of CCSVI, as measured with venous … However, the severity of CCSVI was associated with the …

Proposed chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency criteria do not predict multiple sclerosis risk or severity

D Centonze, R Floris, M Stefanini, S Rossi… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… It is still unclear whether chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is associated
with multiple sclerosis (MS), because substantial methodological differences have been …

Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis

A Ghezzi, G Comi, A Federico - Neurological Sciences, 2011 - Springer
… were identified, and the final diagnosis of CCSVI was made if at least two of them were …
associated to MS (p < 0.0001). None of the controls were positive for more than one of the CCSVI

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: clinical correlates from a multicentre study

S Bastianello, A Romani, G Viselner, EC Tibaldi… - BMC neurology, 2011 - Springer
… For instance, according to our model MS subjects without CCSVI should show a higher
prevalence of MS-associated autoimmune disorders (ie thyroiditis or uveitis) and respond better …

Meta-analysis of the correlation between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis

BA Zwischenberger, MM Beasley… - Vascular and …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
CCSVI and MS. A meta-analysis of the current literature was performed to evaluate the
frequency of CCSVI, diagnosed by ECD criteria, in patients with MS and in normal controls. …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: history and background

MD Dake - Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology, 2012 - Elsevier
… detection of CCSVI by combined … of CCSVI if a patient has an abnormality in 2 or more of
the 5 criteria studied. The diagnosis of CCSVI by these investigators was highly associated with …

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) in people with multiple sclerosis

VA Jagannath, E Pucci, GV Asokan… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
… association between CCSVI and MS implicates CCSVI as a … Venous stent placement has
also been used to treat CCSVI in … We did not consider PTA associated with stenting in this …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive meta-analysis of case–control studies

G Tsivgoulis, TN Sergentanis, A Chan… - Therapeutic …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
… The pooled analysis showed that CCSVI was associated with … the group that originally
described CCSVI, included investigators … venous insufficiency (CCSVI) with multiple sclerosis (MS) …