CCSVI: is blinding the key?

CA Mayer, U Ziemann - European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular …, 2012 - ejves.com
… hypothesis, proof of concept and possible cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2009, 1 e3
many were intrigued by the simplicity of the ‘chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency’(CCSVI) …

Regarding CCSVI: is blinding the key?

P Zamboni, B Weinstock-Guttman… - European Journal of …, 2012 - ejves.com
… findings and doubt the blinded assessment of the reported … We believe that we did not
need to specify how blinding of … in the CCSVI-MS study was performed fully blinded, as are all …

Truth is in the Eye of the Beholder. A Critical Review of the CCSVI Hypothesis.

C Mayer, U Ziemann - Current Medical Literature: Multiple …, 2011 - search.ebscohost.com
CCSVI hypothesis, this result opposes a key issue of the hypothesis. … CCSVI pattern prevailed
in several blinded trials, leaving interestled investigation, supported by insufficient blinding

CCSVI and MS: a never-ending story

JA Reekers - European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular …, 2012 - ejves.com
… ultimate proof that I am wrong in my denial of CCSVI. In my opinion, every positive paper in
… of CCSVI. There is only one way out, and that is to perform a double-blinded randomised trial …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is not associated with multiple sclerosis and its severity: a blind-verified study

MA Leone, O Raymkulova, P Naldi, P Lochner… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
… that CCSVI is a consequence of MS or of aging. Blinding of sonographers is a key point in
studying CCSVI … a cross-sectional blinded study to evaluate the association of CCSVI with MS, …

Regarding CCSVI and MS: a never-ending story or a new chapter?

R Zivadinov, F Salvi, B Weinstock-Guttman - European Journal of …, 2012 - ejves.com
… Although it would be appropriate to start our reply discussing some key scientific issues
raised in the commentary, Dr. Weinstock-Guttman and Dr. Zivadinov would like to take this …

Risk factors for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) in a large cohort of volunteers

K Dolic, B Weinstock-Guttman, K Marr, V Valnarov… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
… of CCSVI diagnosis. Risk and protective factors associated with CCSVI were analyzed using
logistic regression analysis. Seventy (27.8%) subjects presented with CCSVI diagnosis and …

CCSVI and MS: no meaning, no fact

C Baracchini, M Atzori, P Gallo - Neurological Sciences, 2013 - Springer
… copper homeostasis was suggested to be a key factor in early neuropathological events in
… not meet minimum requirements of scientific accuracy (blinding, sham-operation and control …

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

EJ van Zuuren, Z Fedorowicz, E Pucci… - Cochrane Database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Blinding: because blinding of participants and trialists may not be feasible, outcomes
assessors and data analysts should be blinded … between CCSVI and MS implicates CCSVI as a …

The impact of the double blinded randomized control trial Brave Dreams on the nursing staff

C Todini, M Zanandrea - Veins and Lymphatics, 2018 - pagepressjournals.org
… -blinded randomized controlled surgical trial Brave Dreams on the nursery staff. Chronic
cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) … disease was associated to CCSVI. Basically, Brave …