This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge & Support Community

Is there a review of Arata's TVA paper? Is it possible that this could perhaps be an unintended result of some ccsvi treatments that could explain the disparate results, with some 'lucky' patients having these nerve fibers simulated and a dysautonomia corrected whilst others had blockages corrected...

I look forward to the bravedreams outcomes to see if that will renew interest and hopefully allow me to continue to care for patients with ccsvi on a more routine basis. It is frustrating to finally become really expert in the treatment and not having anyone come Becoming expert in the treatment is...

CCSVI activity in my practice is practically nil at this time. I see from time to time a new patient and occasionally one of my own patients needing a re-evaluation. I havent noted any new nuances to report back on. Results remain the same, mostly good and happy outcomes with other patients getting...

I hadn't realized it had been that long!! I found an image of jugulars that has me uncertain. It's from a chapter on CCSVI by Dr. Siskin & Dr. Vachon in Endovascular Interventions . http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-7312-1_78 http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd416/marenmare...

I've had stents over 3 years and sometimes when I yawn or move my head I get a sharp pain on the left side of my neck . not always though . is this normal ? eric, what is normal? certainly not a stent. it would guess that you have a stent up high in the neck, possibly due to a compression stenosis ...

sorry for the delay. Again, i received no notifications that there were questions here. I do not know what i did to cause that. If you go to the top of the page, under "DrSclafani answers some questions" and under "new topic" and "post reply," there is "Subscribe ...

I've had stents over 3 years and sometimes when I yawn or move my head I get a sharp pain on the left side of my neck . not always though . is this normal ? eric, what is normal? certainly not a stent. it would guess that you have a stent up high in the neck, possibly due to a compression stenosis ...

We have not had a case study in quite some time. This one was very interesting to me The patient was a 37 year old woman with RRMS diagnosed in 2000. Symptoms at current time include fatigue, heat intolerance, head and neck pain, imbalance, numbness in both hands, weakness in both arms and legs wit...

Can we expect a critical examination of this recent paper soon: “Transvascular Autonomic Modulation: A Modified Balloon Angioplasty Technique for the Treatment of Autonomic Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis Patients” [/b][/size] (Journal of Endovascular Therapy: June 2014, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 417-4...

I've had stents over 3 years and sometimes when I yawn or move my head I get a sharp pain on the left side of my neck . not always though . is this normal ? eric, what is normal? certainly not a stent. it would guess that you have a stent up high in the neck, possibly due to a compression stenosis ...

Hi Dr. Sclafani, Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker often prescribed to lower blood pressure since it causes arterial dilation by relaxing smooth muscle. Do you think that amlodipine could help MS patients with CCSVI by potentially increasing cerebral perfusion? Thanks. i am no expert on blood...

Questions: 1. Why do ballooned veins sometimes get worse? answered 2. CCSVI: is age a problem, or length of time untreated? 3. If this thing some call MS is an invading creature, why does it leave its victims alive for so long, and not leave them altogether after a while, like other acute infection...

Questions: 1. Why do ballooned veins sometimes get worse? 2. CCSVI: is age a problem, or length of time untreated? 3. If this thing some call MS is an invading creature, why does it leave its victims alive for so long, and not leave them altogether after a while, like other acute infections do? Is ...

Unlike the outflow obstructions of the jugular veins, dural sinuses and azgos vein, the inflow lesions augment the blood flow within the obstructed cerebrospinal venous circulation. Can I call it inflow shunting, or is that a misuse of the word shunting? If I say inflow, is it obvious that it is ve...

Wow, this thread is huge. Im not sure if this is asked here: Sir Sclafani, how common or rare is that a patient wasn't diagnosed with CCSVI in some other clinique, but you find CCSVI? I ask cause, one MS patient I know was in Poland and with doppler and then venography.. everything seemed to be ok ...