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by phlebologist
Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:46 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: CCSVI alive and well in Poland. Fascinating article.
Replies: 4
Views: 5166

Re: CCSVI alive and well in Poland. Fascinating article.

It is a fake webpage, probably aimed at stealing money from naive patients. Nobody has heard about this "clinic". Also, after release of Brevedreams study, procedures for CCSVI are no longer performed in Poland
by phlebologist
Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:13 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: Stents in Poland
Replies: 17
Views: 4078

Re: Stents in Poland

Actually, I got no querries regarding stents during last 2 years or so. Maybe the questions were directed to a wrong address? Anyway, there are some limitations regarding stents only afterduring first few months after implantation, thus MRI can be safely performed irrespective of the type of -if the...
by phlebologist
Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:01 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: Need Help
Replies: 4
Views: 1303

Re: Need Help

Pelvic congestion syndrome is caused by incompetent ovarian veins. There is a similar venous insufficiency in males that is due to incompetent testicular veins (still, it is rarely accompanied by abdominal pain and other complaints typical for pelvic congestion syndrome, but rather it is causing var...
by phlebologist
Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:27 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: Italian MS Society seeks to discredit CCSVI theory
Replies: 2
Views: 1971

Re: Italian MS Society seeks to discredit CCSVI theory

The study got "standing ovation" in Lyon. :!: It is very interesting - however - what went wrong with this study. :?: One thing is the censure of "positive" results, but it is only part of the story. Of note, in very "negative" reports by Centonze and Baracchini 30-40% ...
by phlebologist
Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:36 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: Little support found for vascular MS theory at ECTRIMS
Replies: 22
Views: 4383

Re: Little support found for vascular MS theory at ECTRIMS

No such a need. One study is already accepted for publication in a good neurological journal, and the remaining 2 papers are under review. But you can imagine how profoundy biased is the ECTRIMS and its scientific committee
by phlebologist
Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:13 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: Little support found for vascular MS theory at ECTRIMS
Replies: 22
Views: 4383

Re: Little support found for vascular MS theory at ECTRIMS

We submitted 3 studies for the ECTRIMS. None of them were allowed to be presented. I wonder how many such papers from other centers were also rejected.
by phlebologist
Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:38 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: Can bilateral symmetry shed some light?
Replies: 10
Views: 2439

Re: Can bilateral symmetry shed some light?

I was thinking that science could use some of the techniques used in stereo audio work. We could make use of common characteristics of the vascular and nervous systems: bilateral symmetry, asymmetry, and left/right crossovers. Good idea. But there is a problem: main cerebral veins do not come in pa...
by phlebologist
Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:17 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: New article on CCSVI
Replies: 4
Views: 2033

New article on CCSVI

A new study on CCSVI treatment has been published in Journal of Endovascular Therapy


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21679067

there are also 2 commentaries to this article
by phlebologist
Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:48 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: DrSclafani dialogues w other doctors re:CCSVI interventions
Replies: 100
Views: 32347

I am not aware of any published reports on patency between nitonal or stainless steel stents in the venous system. Reference? not many articles published but we've experienced clear difference between steel and nitinol stents. Thus far, no of steel stent occluded (at least, we have no information a...
by phlebologist
Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:28 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: DrSclafani dialogues w other doctors re:CCSVI interventions
Replies: 100
Views: 32347

New case. 53 yo female with relapsing remitting MS. Venography showed severe bilateral IJ stenosis and azygous stenosis. Azygous responded to venoplasty. Both IJ's initially dilated to 14mm. Tight waists in the balloon resolved at 15-18 ATM. Repeat venography showed severe recoil. Multiple repeat d...
by phlebologist
Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:02 pm
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: DrSclafani dialogues w other doctors re:CCSVI interventions
Replies: 100
Views: 32347

Sal, I think the left IJ maybe occluded at the skull base. .......................... As for stents versus angioplasty, I wasn't advocating either. I was merely pointing out the permanency of certain curvature problems that will most likely cause restenois to occur sooner rather than later due to c...
by phlebologist
Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:53 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: DrSclafani dialogues w other doctors re:CCSVI interventions
Replies: 100
Views: 32347

do you have any data on the incidence of ms in patients with scoliosis and other spinal malalignments? I have done a cursory retrospective analysis of 25 MS patients who contacted me through this website. Approximately 1/3 of them have significant curvature problems. Another third have history of s...
by phlebologist
Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:45 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: DrSclafani dialogues w other doctors re:CCSVI interventions
Replies: 100
Views: 32347

Interestingly, a patient just contacted me regarding assymetry of the superior sagittal sinus connections to the transverse sinuses. The right side is more direct and larger. It also has 5x the flow. Repeat procedures performed in Poland to open the LIJV have failed to significantly improve flow in...
by phlebologist
Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:43 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: DrSclafani dialogues w other doctors re:CCSVI interventions
Replies: 100
Views: 32347

can we stay on this case please Regarding this case, we were discussing a possible lack of filling of the left sigmoid sinus and occlusion at the skull base. One possible cause is malformation of the sigmoid sinuses and jugular foramen. Malformations of the base of the skull are common in humans. A...
by phlebologist
Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:17 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: DrSclafani dialogues w other doctors re:CCSVI interventions
Replies: 100
Views: 32347

. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5353221751_0b714db044.jpg i do not know what to name it. I wonder if the vein actually has its anatomical name, I don't think it is the facial vein, it might be one of deep cervical veins, but also it might be an originally very small vessel transformed within ...

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