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If altering cerebral blood flow caused an increase in disease activity in the form of brain lesions, doesn't that also show that there is a link between MS and cerebral blood flow? This finding goes against the convention model of MS and itself warrants further research. I would think that some rese...

This is depressing. When Doppler US studies couldn't replicate Zamboni's findings it was because no one could do them right and clinical trials were needed. Now that clinical trials also fail to replicate his claimed results, once again it's because the researchers didn't do them right. The other co...

Despite the lack of evidence that Morgellons is a novel or distinct condition and the absence of any agreed set of diagnostic symptoms,[6][not in citation given] the Morgellons Research Foundation and self-diagnosed Morgellons patients successfully lobbied members of Congress and the U.S. governmen...

I forget.

The presence of a Babinski's reflex after age 2 is a sign of damage to the nerve paths connecting the spinal cord and the brain (the corticospinal tract). This tract runs down both sides of the spinal cord. A Babinski's reflex can occur on one side or on both sides of the body. I was positive for B...

Most MS research is measured against the clinical outcome of slowing or halting progression. But CCSVI treatment can be completely dismissed as valueless if it doesn't cause marked disease reversal? Here we have one neurologist seeing this small group of chatty Nuffies who are likely to let somethin...

I haven't noticed anything but am willing to continue the effort in the hope of finding something. Perhaps we can get a brewery to sponsor us.

I had the procedure just over a year ago at Synergy. I had marked improvement in my right-sided motor neuron impairment within a few days. For instance, My ten-year old positive Babinski reflex in my right foot disappeared and has remained normal since. Since my procedure I have been exercising like...

Yes, with all the cures they keep announcing you'd think that someone would have come up with a cure by now.

Your theory is that MS muscle/nerve weakness causes the neck valves not to work properly which causes CCSVI. If that is the case, opening up the neck veins should have no effect on MS muscle impairment - but it seems to in many cases. Thus, CCSVI seems to plays a causitive role in MS, not the other ...

I think you've answered your own question. If your Missus experienced improvement in her motor function that points to a causitive link between CCSVI and MS. If impairment of motor-nuero function precedes CCSVI then correcting an after-effect should have no effect on the original underlying conditio...

Now you're talking. I think CCSVI fell victim to its own improvement report hype in the sense that, unlike ALL other MS research, success is measured by improvement rather than by halting or slowing progression. If PTA does indeed put the disease into remission then this is the biggest breakthrough ...

Well I ran out of my supply of Daflon about a week ago and have switched to Pycnogenol. So far I think I like Daflon better (I've ordered some more) but it's too early to tell. Nothing major to report, just my baby steps. I'm not sure why I got such a great surge when I first started taking it. I wa...

"The next step in this research is to study the lesions to uncover new molecular targets for treatment. We also need to push forward to develop imaging techniques to view these cortical lesions," said Dr. Lucchinetti. "In that way, effects of treatment can more easily be measured.&qu...

Actually, the nutcracker phenomenon sounds more risqué than renal vein stenting which merely sounds a bit risky.