This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Community: Knowledge & Support

[DrCumming]

Hi all,

My turn to ask for help!

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neur ... optica.htm

Has anyone heard anything about CCSVI being or not being present in these patients?

[Cece]

According to Zivadinov, high prevalence of CCSVI in NMO.

www.sciencenewsline.com/medicine/2011041413000020.html

MS patients also were defined by disease type: relapsing-remitting (RR), secondary progressive (SP), primary-progressive (PP), progressive-relapsing (PR) and MS with neuromyelitis optical (NMO) -- a type of MS that affects the optic nerves and spinal cord exclusively.

The highest prevalence was seen in relapsing primary-progressive MS (89.4 percent), followed by non-relapsing secondary-progressive MS (67.2 percent), NMO (66.6 percent), primary-progressive MS (54.5 percent) and relapsing-remitting MS (49.2 percent). CCSVI prevalence was substantially higher in progressive MS than in non-progressive MS patients. In addition, patients with a progressive MS disease subtype had higher CCSVI prevalence than those with non-progressive MS.

[DrCumming]

According to Zivadinov, high prevalence of CCSVI in NMO.

www.sciencenewsline.com/medicine/2011041413000020.html

MS patients also were defined by disease type: relapsing-remitting (RR), secondary progressive (SP), primary-progressive (PP), progressive-relapsing (PR) and MS with neuromyelitis optical (NMO) -- a type of MS that affects the optic nerves and spinal cord exclusively.

The highest prevalence was seen in relapsing primary-progressive MS (89.4 percent), followed by non-relapsing secondary-progressive MS (67.2 percent), NMO (66.6 percent), primary-progressive MS (54.5 percent) and relapsing-remitting MS (49.2 percent). CCSVI prevalence was substantially higher in progressive MS than in non-progressive MS patients. In addition, patients with a progressive MS disease subtype had higher CCSVI prevalence than those with non-progressive MS.

Thanks! I thought you might come to the rescue

[MegansMom]

That sign & symptom list sure does reek of CCSVI !

[1eye]

Didn't Dr. Dake show some slides of NMO veins? I seem to recall there being some relation there.

[1eye]

I wonder if the prevalence number goes down significantly if you do not distinguish between any 'MS'/CCSVI types.

[Loobie]

If it's there, it's there in transverse myelitis, which is the 'myelitis' part of NMO. This is what my dx was for years. The japanese don't discriminate. To them, NMO is called Optico Spinal Multiple Sclerosis.