Potential involvement of impaired venous outflow from the brain in neurodegeneration: lessons learned from the research on chronic cerebrospinal venous …

M Simka, M Skuła - Reviews on recent clinical trials, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
About 10 years ago, the so-called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency syndrome was
discovered. This clinical entity, which is associated with extracranial venous abnormalities …

Possible role of glymphatic system of the brain in the pathogenesis of high-altitude cerebral edema

M Simka, P Latacz, J Czaja - High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2018 - liebertpub.com
In this article, we suggest that the glymphatic system of the brain can play an important role
in the pathogenesis of high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Water enters the intercellular …

[HTML][HTML] Collapsibility of the internal jugular veins in the lateral decubitus body position: a potential protective role of the cerebral venous outflow against …

M Simka, J Czaja, D Kowalczyk - Medical hypotheses, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent research has revealed that patients with neurodegenerative disease sleep longer in
the supine position, while healthy controls prefer sleeping in the lateral decubitus position …

Recent advances in understanding the lymphatic and glymphatic systems of the brain

M Simka - Phlebological Review, 2015 - termedia.pl
This review summarises current knowledge on the lymphatic system of the brain. It has long
been believed that the central nervous system is characterised by the lack of a lymphatic …

Fluid dynamics of cerebrospinal venous flow in multiple sclerosis

T Tucker - Medical Hypotheses, 2019 - Elsevier
Stenotic immobile valves and other malformations obstruct normal cerebrospinal venous
outflow, resulting in reflux flow which combines with the normal outflow to produce standing …

Fluid dynamics of thoracic cavity venous flow in multiple sclerosis

T Tucker - Medical Hypotheses, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper hypothesizes, based on fluid dynamics principles, that in multiple sclerosis (MS)
non-laminar, vortex blood flow occurs in the superior vena cava (SVC) and brachiocephalic …

Obstructive Malformations of the Internal Jugular Vein

M Simka - Vascular Malformations, 2021 - Springer
Obstructive malformations of the internal jugular veins represent a relatively new clinical
problem, which as of yet has not been fully understood. In normal subjects, the internal …