CCSVI is associated with multiple sclerosis

S Morovic, P Zamboni - Neurological research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… investigated possible risk factors for CCSVI in a large cohort … associated with presence of
CCSVI. Smoking and fish oil consumption showed a trend towards higher prevalence of CCSVI

Proposed chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency criteria do not predict multiple sclerosis risk or severity

D Centonze, R Floris, M Stefanini, S Rossi… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… It is still unclear whether chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is associated
with multiple sclerosis (MS), because substantial methodological differences have been …

No evidence of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency at multiple sclerosis onset

C Baracchini, P Perini, M Calabrese… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
CCSVI and pMS. Further studies are warranted to clarify whether CCSVI is associated with
… Our findings do not exclude that CCSVI is associated with more advanced disease stages, …

Brain hemodynamic changes associated with chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency are not specific to multiple sclerosis and do not increase its severity

FG Garaci, S Marziali, A Meschini, M Fornari, S Rossi… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
… Risk factors recently associated with CCSVI in a large cohort of volunteers (17,18) were
recorded in our study population by means of interview and included current and previous …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple sclerosis and CCSVI: a population-based case control study

F Patti, A Nicoletti, C Leone, S Messina, E D'Amico… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
… venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has been associated to multiple sclerosis (MS). … and CCSVI
was found with an odds ratio of 3.41 (95% confidence interval 1.63–7.13; p = 0.001). CCSVI

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

P Zamboni, E Menegatti, B Weinstock-Guttman… - BMC medicine, 2011 - Springer
… We investigated the relationship between CCSVI and cerebral perfusion in 16 CCSVI MS …
The severity of CCSVI was assessed according to the venous hemodynamic insufficiency …

[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
… This study further confirms the safety of PTA treatment in patients with CCSVI associated
with MS. The results, despite the significant rate of restenosis, are encouraging and warrant a …

[PDF][PDF] The reproducibility of colour Doppler in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency associated with multiple sclerosis

E Menegatti, V Genova, M Tessari, AM Malagoni… - Int Angiol, 2010 - researchgate.net
… occur more frequently in multiple sclerosis (MS) … CCSVI.On the basis of the first description,
echo-colour Doppler, examination seems to be an ideal screening tool for CCSVI associated

[PDF][PDF] Hemodynamic patterns of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis. Correlation with symptoms at onset and clinical course

I Bartolomei, F Salvi, R Galeotti, E Salviato… - Int Angiol, 2010 - researchgate.net
… and CCSVI have been selectively associated with multiple scle… characterize the association
between CCSVI and MS, we analyzed … tion and course in a group of MS patients with CCSVI. …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical correlates of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis

B Weinstock-Guttman, M Ramanathan, K Marr… - BMC neurology, 2012 - Springer
… prevalence of CCSVI was significantly higher in multiple sclerosis (… criteria) or the severity
of CCSVI, as measured with venous … However, the severity of CCSVI was associated with the …