Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis

A Ghezzi, G Comi, A Federico - Neurological Sciences, 2011 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS caused by the
interplay of genetic and environmental factors. In the last years, it has been suggested that …

CCSVI and MS: no meaning, no fact

C Baracchini, M Atzori, P Gallo - Neurological Sciences, 2013 - Springer
A condition called “chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency”(CCSVI) has been postulated
to play a role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). This hypothesis implies that a …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: a historical perspective

MD Dake, R Zivadinov, EM Haacke - Functional neurology, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a term used to describe impaired
venous drainage from the central nervous system (CNS) caused by abnormalities in …

CCSVI is associated with multiple sclerosis

S Morovic, P Zamboni - Neurological research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To analyze all the arguments against chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
(CCSVI) as a medical entity, and its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to revise all …

Occurrence of CCSVI in patients with MS and its relationship with iron metabolism and varicose veins

PJ Van den Berg, GB Van den Berg… - European journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose A new treatable venous disorder, chronic cerebrospinal venous
insufficiency (CCSVI), has been proposed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Its …

The chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency syndrome

P Zamboni, R Galeotti - Phlebology, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a syndrome characterized by
stenosies of the internal jugular and/or azygous veins (IJVs-AZ) with opening of collaterals …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: clinical correlates from a multicentre study

S Bastianello, A Romani, G Viselner, EC Tibaldi… - BMC neurology, 2011 - Springer
Background Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has recently been reported
to be associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, its actual prevalence, possible …

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: A sonographer-blinded case-control study

D Imperiale, F Melis, C Giaccone, M Guido… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the presence of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)
and cerebral venous anomalies in a consecutive series of patients with multiple sclerosis …

[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
Background Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has been associated to
multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective To evaluate the possible association between CCSVI and …

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
Objective: It is still unclear whether chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is
associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), because substantial methodological differences …