Multiple sclerosis takes venous route: CCSVI and liberation therapy

A Singh - Indian journal of medical sciences, 2010 - search.proquest.com
knowledge and expertise achieved so far via CCSVI approach reflects pivotal and landmark
promises for RR, PP, and SPMS patients for randomized future controlled trial.[...] designing …

CCSVI-A. A call to clinicans and scientists to vocalise in an Internet age

AR Gafson, G Giovannoni - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2008, Paulo Zamboni pioneered the 'liberation procedure'for treating multiple
sclerosis (MS), claiming that MS is caused by an abnormality of venous drainage which he …

[HTML][HTML] The internet racing ahead of the scientific evidence: the case of" liberation treatment" for multiple sclerosis

YD Fragoso - Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that typically affects young adults. A
recent publication suggested that MS might originate from insufficient blood drainage in …

[图书][B] CCSVI as the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis: The Science Behind the Controversial Theory

MA Rhodes - 2014 - books.google.com
Changes are occurring in the multiple sclerosis community. The disease, which has always
been considered autoimmune, may be related to vascular problems, in which circulation in …

[HTML][HTML] Media, politics and science policy: MS and evidence from the CCSVI trenches

D Pullman, A Zarzeczny, A Picard - BMC medical ethics, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2009, Dr. Paolo Zamboni proposed chronic cerebrospinal venous
insufficiency (CCSVI) as a possible cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although his theory and …

Funding CCSVI research is/was a waste of valuable time, money and intellectual energy: yes

A Ghezzi - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
In the case of CCSVI, all of these criteria are either not, or only partially, fulfilled: 5 a) the
discrepancy of results is against criterion 1; b) the lack of reproducibility against criterion 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Caught in a no-win situation: discussions about CCSVI between persons with multiple sclerosis and their neurologists–a qualitative study

SM Driedger, R Maier, RA Marrie, M Brouwers - BMC neurology, 2017 - Springer
Background In recent years, shared decision making (SDM) has been promoted as a model
to guide interactions between persons with MS and their neurologists to reach mutually …

Truth is in the eye of the beholder. A critical review of the CCSVI hypothesis

C Mayer, U Ziemann - Current Medical Literature, 2011 - search.proquest.com
Immunomodulating therapy has proven efficacy in the treatment of patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS), which indicates that the disease has an autoimmune genesis. However, a …

Editorial [Hot Topic: New Avenues of Research on Multiple Sclerosis from the Perspective of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Paradigm (Guest Editor …

M Simka - Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and debilitating neurological disease characterized by
multifocal areas of inflammation, demyelination and neurodegeneration within the brain and …

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 …