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This is a must see presentation by Dr. Michael Drake of Stanford at the annual scientific meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiologists session on the frontiers of IR.

It is still available online.

This is the perfect thing to provide local interventional radiologists since Dr. Dake is very convincing and argues that the venous problems should be fixed because opening the veins causes "global symptoms attributable to MS, but not referrable to a specific neuro-anatomic loci (ie, fatigue, headache, heat sensitivity, "brain fog," urinary urgency, etc,) show short-term improvement and in some cases (low EDSS) completely resolve."

Dake notes that "this suggests that these particular "MS" symptoms may be more accurately categorized as related to venous obstruction.

Dake's presentation starts at 45 minutes. You just slide the play ball until it registers 45 minutes to see just his presentation.

Thanks, Squeaky. Great find.
This is exactly why Dr. Dake needs to be allowed to speak about what he has found.
It just makes sense. Venous occlusion and venous congestion harm the organ the veins drain. We know about this in venous disease of the liver, kidneys, heart, legs.... No matter what the outcome on MS...CCSVI is just not good for the brain and spine.
cheer

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Husband dx RRMS 3/07
dx dual jugular vein stenosis (CCSVI) 4/09
dual stents placed 5/09
CCSVI in MS

I'm so glad he's my doctor.

The presentation is really clear and Dr. Dake's images really show the problem. Many before and afters! Did this presentation just happen this morning? I LOVE the internet

I hope he is able to get started on some trials soon. I can easily ride my bike to Stanford from the high school where I teach. I want to be a trial subject!

Lisa G

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DX RRMS 11/02<br />RX Copaxone 12/02 - 3/10<div>Elevated head of bed 3/10 - present</div>

Before the original webcast disappears from the site (they mentioned it will be available only for a limited time) i captured it and uploaded it to Youtube:

part1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adbVIR1h7h8
part2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IuuJKuZiKg

Prof Dake speaks well... and 5 thousand IR was listening!!!

Thanks for this!

Dr.D shows up around 45:45.

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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Al Einstein

Really interesting-- thanks for posting!

for those who want to know why stents? Who is Dr. Dake? What happened at Stanford? Why are we here? there are some answers. Not rumors, just answers. And some MS history, too.

Dr. Dake is an open, inquisitive and caring doctor. He was kind enough to consider Dr. Zamboni's research last year, and is still speaking about what he found in over 40 self-referred patients. I hope these videos remain up on you tube...I hope more IRs and vascular surgeons see them. I hope the inquiries continue. Thanks for posting, guys.
cheer

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Husband dx RRMS 3/07
dx dual jugular vein stenosis (CCSVI) 4/09
dual stents placed 5/09
CCSVI in MS

wow, Dr. Dake's presentation is awsom. He is smart, competent and projects realisem and authority. I'm forwarding it to my narrow minded Neuro right away. Thanks.

wow, Dr. Dake's presentation is awsom. He is smart, competent and projects realisem and authority. I'm forwarding it to my narrow minded Neuro right away. Thanks.

wow, Dr. Dake's presentation is awsom. He is smart, competent and projects realisem and authority. I'm forwarding it to my narrow minded Neuro right away. Thanks.

Great job thisisalex, I’m going to try my best to spread that brilliant presentation/vid of Prof. D. all around the world.!
Best Arne
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It is hard to know where to start in touting Dr. Dake's credentials, something that will undoubtedly be challenged by neurologists out to defend their turf from outsiders.

First, he heads the Catheterization and Angiography Lab of Stanford University Medical Center and has practiced academic medicine since 1981.

He holds a number of patents in the field of stents.

He is the author and co-author of several hundred peer-reviewed academic papers.

And, as he notes in this presentation, he did his first internal jugular stent in a patient in 1996, 14 years ago and wrote a paper on it.

In watching Dr Dakes prestation on Toutube he touched on many of the problems I have been complaining about for 3 DECADES.
From the ringing in my ears to the bladder/bowel problems and brain fog, fatigue and mood swings.
All I can say is Keep up the good work Dr. Dake it is much appreciatted by me and other around the world.

I liked the fact that this presentation happened very recently, after all that confusion over Stanford procedures. So the Dr is not perturbed by all the distractions ... thats very good ...