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
The invited commentary of Dr. Reekers 1 discussing our original article on venous
angioplasty in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis patients …

Regarding CCSVI: is blinding the key?

P Zamboni, B Weinstock-Guttman… - European Journal of …, 2012 - ejves.com
The invited commentary of Mayer and Ziemann about our original article on venous
angioplasty in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis patients …

CCSVI and MS: a never-ending story

JA Reekers - European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular …, 2012 - ejves.com
The first paper on this topic was published in 2006 by Dr Zamboni, an Italian vascular
surgeon, and was titled:'The big idea: iron-dependent inflammation in venous disease and …

CCSVI: is blinding the key?

CA Mayer, U Ziemann - European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular …, 2012 - ejves.com
When Zamboni et al. presented a new pathophysiological hypothesis, proof of concept and
possible cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2009, 1 e3 many were intrigued by the simplicity …

Regarding “A prospective open-label study of endovascular treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency”

J Requarth - Journal of vascular surgery, 2010 - jvascsurg.org
I read with great interest the article written by Zamboni et al 1 regarding the open-label study
of endovascular treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) in patients …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and the doubtful promise of an endovascular treatment for multiple sclerosis

H Dorne, OO Zaidat, D Fiorella, J Hirsch… - Journal of …, 2010 - jnis.bmj.com
As neurointerventionalists interested in interventional treatment of neurological disorders, it
is time to take a thorough and objective look at CCSVI. This commentary will examine the …

Reported outcomes after the endovascular treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

CO Hampson, GM Soares, AA Jaffan - Techniques in Vascular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has recently been implicated as a
potential causal factor in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). The treatment of jugular …

Significance of the internal jugular vein in the treatment of cerebrovascular insufficiency

DB Reid - Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The significance of the safety report on endovascular treatment for chronic cerebrospinal
venous insufficiency (CCSVI) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) by Petrov et al. 1 …

Funding CCSVI research is/was a waste of valuable time, money and intellectual energy: no

R Zivadinov… - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Zivadinov and Weinstock-Guttman 859 of healthy controls and patients with other neurologic
diseases. 13 The binary variable construction of the CCSVI diagnosis (yes/no) is probably …

No endovascular innovation without evaluation in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: a call for the IDEAL model

MA Williams, A Venkatesan - Archives of neurology, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) IS A CHRONIC neurodegenerative disorder of un-known
cause. Inflammation, demy-elination, and neuroaxonal dysfunction contribute to its …