Safety of Endovascular Treatment for CCSVI and Future Perspectives Page 1 ¤COMMENTARY
¤ Safety of Endovascular Treatment for CCSVI and Future Perspectives Marian Simka, MD …

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Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory demyelinating disease of the
central nervous system, believed to be triggered by an autoimmune reaction to myelin …

Background Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) has been associated with
multiple sclerosis (MS) with a risk ranging from as high as two-hundred-fold to a protective …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a term used to describe impaired
venous drainage from the central nervous system (CNS) caused by abnormalities in …

A condition called “chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency”(CCSVI) has been postulated
to play a role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). This hypothesis implies that a …

Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease of the CNS.
Recently a controversial vascular hypothesis for MS, termed chronic cerebrospinal venous …

Objectives: To analyze all the arguments against chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
(CCSVI) as a medical entity, and its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to revise all …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a
vascular condition characterized by anomalies of the main extracranial cerebrospinal …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has traditionally been considered an autoimmune disorder—an
abnormal immune system attacking an otherwise healthy brain, spinal cord, or optic nerve …