Vascular aspects of multiple sclerosis

M D'haeseleer, M Cambron, L Vanopdenbosch… - The Lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Three types of vascular dysfunction have been described in multiple sclerosis (MS). First,
findings from epidemiological studies suggest that patients with MS have a higher risk for …

[HTML][HTML] Venous hemodynamics in neurological disorders: an analytical review with hydrodynamic analysis

CB Beggs - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Venous abnormalities contribute to the pathophysiology of several neurological conditions.
This paper reviews the literature regarding venous abnormalities in multiple sclerosis (MS) …

A global multiscale mathematical model for the human circulation with emphasis on the venous system

LO Müller, EF Toro - International journal for numerical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a global, closed‐loop, multiscale mathematical model for the human circulation
including the arterial system, the venous system, the heart, the pulmonary circulation and the …

[HTML][HTML] “People power” or “pester power”? YouTube as a forum for the generation of evidence and patient advocacy

F Mazanderani, B O'Neill, J Powell - Patient education and counseling, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Venoplasty has been proposed, alongside the theory of chronic cerebrospinal
venous insufficiency (CCSVI), as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite concerns …

[HTML][HTML] Potential involvement of the extracranial venous system in central nervous system disorders and aging

R Zivadinov, CP Chung - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background The role of the extracranial venous system in the pathology of central nervous
system (CNS) disorders and aging is largely unknown. It is acknowledged that the …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of chronic venous insufficiency in the dural sinuses and extracranial draining veins and their relationship with white matter hyperintensities for …

M Liu, H Xu, Y Wang, Y Zhong, S Xia… - Journal of vascular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) remains one of those neurodegenerative
diseases for which the cause remains unknown. Many clinically diagnosed cases of IPD are …

[HTML][HTML] Venous angioplasty in patients with multiple sclerosis: results of a pilot study

P Zamboni, R Galeotti, B Weinstock-Guttman… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is associated with
multiple sclerosis (MS). The objective of the study was to see if percutaneous transluminal …

Multiple sclerosis shrinks intralesional, and enlarges extralesional, brain parenchymal veins

MI Gaitán, MP De Alwis, P Sati, G Nair, DS Reich - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: Many multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions develop around small veins that are
surrounded by perivenular inflammatory cells, but whether veins in the brains of people with …

What went wrong? The flawed concept of cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

JM Valdueza, F Doepp, SJ Schreiber… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
In 2006, Zamboni reintroduced the concept that chronic impaired venous outflow of the
central nervous system is associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), coining the term of chronic …

Does thoracic pump influence the cerebral venous return?

P Zamboni, E Menegatti, L Pomidori… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
We assessed the hemodynamic effects induced by the thoracic pump in the intra-and
extracranial veins of the cerebral venous system on healthy volunteers. Activation of the …