Truth is in the eye of the beholder. A critical review of the CCSVI hypothesis

C Mayer, U Ziemann - Current Medical Literature, 2011 - search.proquest.com
Immunomodulating therapy has proven efficacy in the treatment of patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS), which indicates that the disease has an autoimmune genesis. However, a …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency as a cause of multiple sclerosis: controversy and reality

CI Diaconu, D Conway, RJ Fox, A Rae-Grant - Current treatment options …, 2012 - Springer
Opinion statement Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a relapsing and progressive disorder of the
central nervous system. It is characterized most commonly by episodes of clinical worsening …

New Theory on CCSVI and MS Needs Further Study, Experts Say

C LAINO - Neurology Today, 2010 - journals.lww.com
TORONTO—The theory that chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or CCSVI, could be
associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains largely unproven, doctors say. The …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis (MS): a critical review

C Zecca, C Gobbi - … (Formerly Current Drug Targets-CNS & …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system with not yet
completely understood pathogenesis. The so called “chronic cerebrospinal venous …

Editorial [Hot Topic: New Avenues of Research on Multiple Sclerosis from the Perspective of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Paradigm (Guest Editor …

M Simka - Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and debilitating neurological disease characterized by
multifocal areas of inflammation, demyelination and neurodegeneration within the brain and …

Multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: a critical review

AM Awad, E Marder, R Milo… - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) was recently proposed as a
contributing factor in the pathology of multiple sclerosis. This concept has gained …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: have we found the cause and cure of MS?

RJ Fox, A Rae-Grant - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has traditionally been considered an autoimmune disorder—an
abnormal immune system attacking an otherwise healthy brain, spinal cord, or optic nerve …

[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 …

[PDF][PDF] The controversy on chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

P Zamboni, E Menegatti, S Occhionorelli… - Veins and …, 2013 - academia.edu
The objective of this review is to analyze the actual scientific controversy on chronic
cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and its association with both neurodegenerative …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis

O Khan, M Filippi, MS Freedman, F Barkhof… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A chronic state of impaired venous drainage from the central nervous system, termed
chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), is claimed to be a pathologic …