Funding CCSVI research is/was a waste of valuable time, money and intellectual energy: no

R Zivadinov… - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Zivadinov and Weinstock-Guttman 859 of healthy controls and patients with other neurologic
diseases. 13 The binary variable construction of the CCSVI diagnosis (yes/no) is probably …

Funding CCSVI research is/was a waste of valuable time, money and intellectual energy: yes

A Ghezzi - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
In the case of CCSVI, all of these criteria are either not, or only partially, fulfilled: 5 a) the
discrepancy of results is against criterion 1; b) the lack of reproducibility against criterion 2 …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and the doubtful promise of an endovascular treatment for multiple sclerosis

H Dorne, OO Zaidat, D Fiorella, J Hirsch… - Journal of …, 2010 - jnis.bmj.com
As neurointerventionalists interested in interventional treatment of neurological disorders, it
is time to take a thorough and objective look at CCSVI. This commentary will examine the …

No endovascular innovation without evaluation in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: a call for the IDEAL model

MA Williams, A Venkatesan - Archives of neurology, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) IS A CHRONIC neurodegenerative disorder of un-known
cause. Inflammation, demy-elination, and neuroaxonal dysfunction contribute to its …

Cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: investigating the truth

O Khan - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The hypothesis that extra-cranial venous flow abnormalities leading to a stagnant venous
return contribute to the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) has generated passionate …

Regarding CCSVI: is blinding the key?

P Zamboni, B Weinstock-Guttman… - European Journal of …, 2012 - ejves.com
The invited commentary of Mayer and Ziemann about our original article on venous
angioplasty in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis patients …

Regarding CCSVI and MS: a never-ending story or a new chapter?

R Zivadinov, F Salvi, B Weinstock-Guttman - European Journal of …, 2012 - ejves.com
The invited commentary of Dr. Reekers 1 discussing our original article on venous
angioplasty in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis patients …

[HTML][HTML] Endovascular treatment for multiple sclerosis: The intersection of science, policy and the public

A Laupacis, AS Slutsky - Open Medicine, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society
of Canada recently convened an Invitational Panel to consider the scientific evidence linking …

[HTML][HTML] Endovascular therapy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis

MA Lazzaro, OO Zaidat, N Mueller-Kronast… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Recent reports have emerged suggesting that multiple sclerosis (MS) may be due to
abnormal venous outflow from the central nervous system, termed chronic cerebrospinal …

Reported outcomes after the endovascular treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

CO Hampson, GM Soares, AA Jaffan - Techniques in Vascular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has recently been implicated as a
potential causal factor in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). The treatment of jugular …