Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound assessment of cerebrospinal venous flow in multiple sclerosis patients and controls

EM Schrauben, S Kohn, J Macdonald… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A possibly causal relationship between multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebrospinal venous
insufficiency has recently been hypothesized. Studies investigating chronic cerebrospinal …

Validity of the diagnostic criteria for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and association with multiple sclerosis

F Costello, J Modi, D Lautner, D Bhayana, JN Scott… - Cmaj, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency theory proposes that altered
cerebral venous hemodynamics play a role in the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis. We …

Using magnetic resonance imaging as a means to study chronic cerebral spinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis patients

D Utriainen, W Feng, S Elias, Z Latif, D Hubbard… - Techniques in vascular …, 2012 - Elsevier
The goal of this work is to present a broad magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol for
use in the study of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). The CCSVI MRI …

Venous and cerebrospinal fluid flow in multiple sclerosis: a case‐control study

P Sundström, A Wåhlin, K Ambarki… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The prevailing view on multiple sclerosis etiopathogenesis has been challenged by the
suggested new entity chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency. To test this hypothesis, we …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: masked multimodal imaging assessment

SA Brod, LA Kramer, AM Cohen… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) was implicated in the
pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: We evaluated neurosonography (NS) …

Extra-cranial venous flow in patients with multiple sclerosis

E Auriel, A Karni, NM Bornstein, T Nissel… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Recently, a chronic state of impaired venous drainage from the central
nervous system, termed chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) was claimed to …

Prevalence of extracranial venous narrowing on magnetic resonance venography is similar in people with multiple sclerosis, their siblings, and unrelated healthy …

N Martin, AL Traboulsee, L Machan… - Canadian …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The study sought to assess and compare the prevalence of narrowing of the major
extracranial veins in subjects with multiple sclerosis and controls, and to assess the …

The role of magnetic resonance imaging in assessing venous vascular abnormalities in the head and neck: a demonstration of cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in a …

EM Haacke, SK Sethi, J Jiang, Y Wang… - Veins and …, 2015 - pagepressjournals.org
The study of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and its impact on the
development and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains controversial. Although the …

Extracranial venous hemodynamics in multiple sclerosis: a case-control study

G Tsivgoulis, M Mantatzis, C Bogiatzi, K Vadikolias… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: A chronic state of impaired cerebral and cervical venous drainage, termed
chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), has recently been implicated in the …

No evidence for impairment of venous hemodynamics in children or young adults with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

S Laughlin, CK Macgowan, J Traubici… - American Journal …, 2013 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is a postulated
etiologic factor for multiple sclerosis, but the higher frequency with longer disease duration …