Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency as a cause of multiple sclerosis: controversy and reality

CI Diaconu, D Conway, RJ Fox, A Rae-Grant - Current treatment options …, 2012 - Springer
Opinion statement Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a relapsing and progressive disorder of the
central nervous system. It is characterized most commonly by episodes of clinical worsening …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis

O Khan, M Filippi, MS Freedman, F Barkhof… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A chronic state of impaired venous drainage from the central nervous system, termed
chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), is claimed to be a pathologic …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: history and background

MD Dake - Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system
(CNS) most commonly characterized by focal areas of myelin destruction, inflammation and …

[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 cerebrospinal venous insufficiency" in multiple sclerosis-is multiple sclerosis a disease of the cerebrospinal venous outflow system?

MP Wattjes, F Doepp, M Bendszus… - Rofo: Fortschritte auf dem …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Chronic impaired venous outflow from the central nervous system has recently been claimed
to be associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology. This resulted in the term chronic …

Multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: a critical review

AM Awad, E Marder, R Milo… - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) was recently proposed as a
contributing factor in the pathology of multiple sclerosis. This concept has gained …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis (MS): a critical review

C Zecca, C Gobbi - … (Formerly Current Drug Targets-CNS & …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system with not yet
completely understood pathogenesis. The so called “chronic cerebrospinal venous …

Association between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis

A Laupacis, E Lillie, A Dueck, S Straus, L Perrier… - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Background: It has been proposed by Zamboni and colleagues that multiple sclerosis is
caused by chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, a term used to describe ultrasound …

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 …

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 …