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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11315981 J Neuroophthalmol. 2001 Mar;21(1):37-8. Increased endothelin-1 plasma levels in patients with multiple sclerosis. Haufschild T, Shaw SG, Kesselring J, Flammer J. University Eye Clinic, Basel, Switzerland. OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that the plasma...

Same here....I would like to know as well. Checking E1 levels pre- & post- CCSVI venoplasty seems like an excellent idea to me. Wasn't the average E1 level for pwMS around 224% as noted in previous research?

Happy Birthday Dr. Sclafani....I didn't do it.

I'm sure those attending will keep us updated.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21169360 J Biol Chem. 2010 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print] Endothelin-1 increases collagen accumulation in renal mesangial cells by stimulating a chemokine and cytokine autocrine signaling loop. Simonson MS, Ismail-Beigi F. Case Western Reserve University, United Sta...

Someone should design a study to measure ET-1 levels pre & post CCSVI treatment...that might be useful information. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11315981 J Neuroophthalmol. 2001 Mar;21(1):37-8. Increased endothelin-1 plasma levels in patients with multiple sclerosis. Haufschild T, Shaw SG,...

They didn't have an explanation for the significantly elevated ET-1 levels in MS patients in 2001. It appears we now know the cause....CCSVI. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11315981 J Neuroophthalmol. 2001 Mar;21(1):37-8. Increased endothelin-1 plasma levels in patients with multiple sclerosis. ...

http://www.uwomeds.com/uwomj/v79n2/weiss.pdf Reflux, revolution, and the role of forgotten research in medical paradigms Edward S. Weiss (Meds 2012) Faculty reviewer: Dr. Paul Potter, Department of History of Medicine, UWO A new theory is put forward that accounts not only for the previously establi...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20666172 J La State Med Soc. 2010 May-Jun;162(3):174. CADASIL can mimic multiple sclerosis. Phillips CD, Zuckerman SJ; Medical Education Commission. Phillips Neurological Institute Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortic...

It was noted as......

mild but significant impairment of gait as assessed by neurobehavioral testing

Thanks jimmylegs....nice find. I found this also. http://www.americanheadachesociety.org/ The American Headache Society 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting June 2 – 5, 2011 Washington, DC New Discoveries in Headache Medicine http://www.ahsevents.org/annual/ About the Meeting Who Should Attend? The 53rd A...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21331756 J Headache Pain. 2011 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print] Risk factors of migraine-related brain white matter hyperintensities: an investigation of 186 patients. Trauninger A, Leél-Őssy E, Kamson DO, Pótó L, Aradi M, Kövér F, Imre M, Komáromy H, Erdélyi-Botor S,...

I am much more comfortable with the idea of taking 600mg EGCG (green tea extract) per day as I do....along with other vitamins & supplements that promote good endothelial health. Of course, correcting any venous malformations that impede cerebrospinal venous drainage and optimizing flow is essen...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20189084 J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Mar;19(2):92-103. Vascular risk factors, endothelial function, and carotid thickness in patients with migraine: relationship to atherosclerosis. Hamed SA, Hamed EA, Ezz Eldin AM, Mahmoud NM. Department of Neurology, Assiut Un...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21278483 Exp Mol Med. 2011 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] Iron mediates endothelial cell damage and blood-brain barrier opening in the hippocampus after transient forebrain ischemia in rats. Won SM, Lee JH, Park UJ, Gwag J, Gwag BJ, Lee YB. Blood cells are transport...