Background Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) treatment is an unproven
intervention aimed at relieving some of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite …

Background The increased availability of web-based medical information has encouraged
patients with chronic pain to seek health care information from multiple sources, such as …

Background The debate within the multiple sclerosis (MS) community initiated by the chronic
cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) hypothesis and the subsequent liberation …

Background Over the last few decades, patients have increasingly been searching for health
information on the Internet. This aspect of information seeking is important, especially for …

Since its introduction, the internet has played a major role in reshaping patient-physician
communication and interactions, having fostered a shift from a paternalistic to a patient …

Background: Effective health communication is important for informed decision-making, yet
little is known about the range of information sources used by persons with multiple sclerosis …

Background Over the course of a year, we developed and tested a 6-week massive open
online course (MOOC) on multiple sclerosis (MS) in consultation with the MS community …

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 reported in
multiple sclerosis (MS) yet its significance in relation to cognitive function is undetermined …

The initial peer-review publications by Zamboni and colleagues described cerebral venous
circulatory patterns in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) that were distinct from those …