Complications in MS patients after CCSVI procedures abroad (Calgary, AB)

JM Burton, K Alikhani, M Goyal, F Costello… - Canadian journal of …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Background: The “chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency” or “CCSVI” hypothesis,
namely that multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by abnormalities in the azygous and internal …

“Liberation treatment” for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: the truth will set you free

G Tsivgoulis, S Faissner, K Voumvourakis… - Brain and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has recently been
introduced as a chronic state of impaired cerebral or cervical venous drainage that may be …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a research agenda for evaluation of interventional therapies for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: proceedings from a …

GP Siskin, ZJ Haskal, G McLennan… - Journal of Vascular …, 2011 - academia.edu
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
(CNS) that results in damage to myelin and, to a lesser extent, axons in the brain, spinal …

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

A Ghezzi, G Comi, A Federico - Neurological Sciences, 2011 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS caused by the
interplay of genetic and environmental factors. In the last years, it has been suggested that …

CCSVI and MS: no meaning, no fact

C Baracchini, M Atzori, P Gallo - Neurological Sciences, 2013 - Springer
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 …

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

BA Zwischenberger, MM Beasley… - Vascular and …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To determine whether a correlation exists between chronic cerebrospinal venous
insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Materials and Methods: A meta-analysis …

Internal jugular veins outflow in patients with multiple sclerosis: a catheter venography study

P Veroux, A Giaquinta, D Perricone, L Lupo… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate an examiner-independent catheter venography protocol that could
be used to reliably diagnose venous outflow abnormalities in patients with multiple sclerosis …

Brain hemodynamic changes associated with chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency are not specific to multiple sclerosis and do not increase its severity

FG Garaci, S Marziali, A Meschini, M Fornari, S Rossi… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate the relationship between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
(CCSVI) and cerebral hemodynamic parameters and to disclose any possible involvement …

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
Objectives: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has recently been
implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). This comprehensive meta-analysis …

Cerebral venous outflow resistance and interpretation of cervical plethysmography data with respect to the diagnosis of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

C Beggs, S Shepherd, P Zamboni - Phlebology, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: While chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) can be characterized
using cervical plethysmography, much remains unknown about the haemodynamics …