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 …

The role of noninvasive and invasive diagnostic imaging techniques for detection of extra-cranial venous system anomalies and developmental variants

K Dolic, AH Siddiqui, Y Karmon, K Marr, R Zivadinov - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
The extra-cranial venous system is complex and not well studied in comparison to the
peripheral venous system. A newly proposed vascular condition, named chronic …

Observational case-control study of the prevalence of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: results from the CoSMo study

G Comi, MA Battaglia, A Bertolotto… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has been proposed as a
possible cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives: The CoSMo study evaluated the …

The negative prognostic role of inflammatory biomarkers in patients with chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

S Song, D Lan, B Jiao, Y Liu, Y Ding, X Ji… - The …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: The pathologic consequences of inflammatory responses in chronic
cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) remains poorly understood. Hence, this study …

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 …

Microvascular blood flow velocities measured with a retinal function imager: inter-eye correlations in healthy controls and an exploration in multiple sclerosis

L Wang, O Kwakyi, J Nguyen, E Ogbuokiri, O Murphy… - Eye and Vision, 2018 - Springer
Background The retinal microcirculation has been studied in various diseases including
multiple sclerosis (MS). However, inter-eye correlations and potential differences of the …

Multimodal noninvasive and invasive imaging of extracranial venous abnormalities indicative of CCSVI: results of the PREMiSe pilot study

R Zivadinov, Y Karmon, K Dolic, J Hagemeier, K Marr… - Bmc neurology, 2013 - Springer
Background There is no established noninvasive or invasive diagnostic imaging modality at
present that can serve as a 'gold standard'or “benchmark” for the detection of the venous …

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

J Yang, N Zhang, C Ding, X He, M Li, W Meng… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Numerous studies have indicated that chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
is a potential factor in causing multiple sclerosis in recent years, but this conclusion remains …

Ultrahigh field MRI in context of neurological diseases

J Kuchling, T Sinnecker, I Bozin, J Dörr, VI Madai… - Der Nervenarzt, 2014 - Springer
Zusammenfassung Die Ultrahochfeldmagnetresonanztomographie (UHF-MRT) rückt
zunehmend in den Fokus des medizinischen Forschungsinteresses. Sie ermöglicht dank …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: current perspectives

M Simka - Journal of Vascular Diagnostics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This review summarizes the research to date on chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
(CCSVI). CCSVI was initially defined as a clinical syndrome comprising stenoses of the …