This chapter examines the so-called liberation treatment in multiple sclerosis (MS) as a
suitable case for an exemplary analysis of the information flow in patient-oriented online …

Background The vascular hypothesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), called chronic cerebrospinal
venous insufficiency (CCSVI), and its treatment (known as liberation therapy) was …

Background Increasing numbers of patients are raising their voice in online forums. This shift
is welcome as an act of patient autonomy, reflected in the term “expert patient”. At the same …

The article examines the opportunities for change in new media narratives. In this case new
media become tools calling for “patient liberation”. A case-based qualitative study was …

Abstract<? Pub Inc> This thesis examines how people with multiple sclerosis (MS) used
internet resources, including personal narratives on patient-based websites and medical …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the supervision of a
virtual environment by MS experts improves the quality of information exchange among …

Background: We conducted a rigorous review of videos related to multiple sclerosis (MS)
and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) treatment posted by people with MS …

Background Venoplasty—dubbed the liberation procedure—has been proposed with the
controversial theory of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), as a possible …

This study examines how a medically contested procedure for people living with multiple
sclerosis was framed by the news media and challenged by user-generated Facebook …

DISCUSSION We identified the PwMS use medical consulting as the main source of
research MS; this result was similar with other study where 85% pwMS felt information …