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 …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) using ultrasound. Recommendations for a protocol

AN Nicolaides, S Morovic, E Menegatti… - Functional …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a syndrome characterized by
stenoses or obstructions of the internal jugular and/or azygos veins with disturbed flow and …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: diagnostic, pathogenetic, clinical and treatment perspectives

R Zivadinov, M Ramanathan, K Dolic… - Expert review of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) was recently described in multiple
sclerosis patients. CCSVI is characterized by impaired brain venous drainage due to outflow …

[PDF][PDF] CSF dynamics and brain volume in multiple sclerosis are associated with extracranial venous flow anomalies: a pilot study

P Zamboni, E Menegatti, B Weinstock-Guttman… - Int Angiol, 2010 - academia.edu
Aim. We previously reported unexpectedly robust associa-tions between vascular
haemodynamic (VH) anomalies in the principal extracranial cerebral veins, causing chronic …

The severity of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis is related to altered cerebrospinal fluid dynamics

P Zamboni, B Weinstock-Guttman… - Functional …, 2009 - search.proquest.com
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a vascular picture that shows a
strong association with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Chronic cerebral spinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis

EM Haacke - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
At a workshop in Bologna (Italy) in 2009, Professor Paolo Zamboni openly discussed
research that he had been pursuing for the previous few years regarding the role of venous …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) in a large cohort of volunteers

K Dolic, B Weinstock-Guttman, K Marr, V Valnarov… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The role of intra-and extra-cranial venous system impairment in the
pathogenesis of various vascular, inflammatory and neurodegenerative neurological …

Venous drainage in multiple sclerosis: a combined MRI and ultrasound study

F Doepp, JT Würfel, CF Pfueller, JM Valdueza… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) was proposed as the
causal trigger for developing multiple sclerosis (MS). However, current data are …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoperfusion of brain parenchyma is associated with the severity of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis: a cross …

P Zamboni, E Menegatti, B Weinstock-Guttman… - BMC medicine, 2011 - Springer
Background Several studies have reported hypoperfusion of the brain parenchyma in
multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. We hypothesized a possible relationship between abnormal …

[HTML][HTML] Decreased brain venous vasculature visibility on susceptibility-weighted imaging venography in patients with multiple sclerosis is related to chronic …

R Zivadinov, GU Poloni, K Marr, CV Schirda… - BMC neurology, 2011 - Springer
Background The potential pathogenesis between the presence and severity of chronic
cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and its relation to clinical and imaging outcomes …