CCSVI and CCVBP

[uprightdoc]

The ligamentum flavum is only a part of the problem. The compressed vertebrae are worse. It would be interesting to see the rest of your scans.

Did you play soccer while you were in school? Did you play profession soccer? How many years did you play soccer?

[Robnl]

Hi doc,

Played soccer from the age of 6 to 32.
From 9-18 in highest amateur league. Then pretty high, but not in the highest team...
Other interests, you know

I'll try to post or mail the rest of the serie tomorrow...

[uprightdoc]

Hello Robert,

I believe I discussed it previously that I mention amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (motor neuron disease) in my book. I will discuss it further in my next paper. ALS is a cousin condition of MS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also known as Lou Gehrig disease in the US. Lou Gehrig was a famous baseball player. He had many head injuries and was knocked unconscious several times including once by a fast pitch that hit him in the side of the head. It has long been suspected that ALS is related to trauma. Studies have shown a very high incidence of ALS among the Italian professional soccer (football) players. Head trauma is a primary suspect. In my opinion, heading the ball causes head and and neck trauma that can affect blood and CSF flow through the craniocervical junction. I will discuss my theory of the causative mechanism of ALS in my next paper as well as potential treatments on the horizon.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15634730
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19267274
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23859483

[Robnl]

Dutch soccer player Fernando Ricksen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Ricksen

[uprightdoc]

Thanks Robert. It is more fuel on the fire. The evidence is mounting quickly. Many physical contact sports are showing signs of a connection between head trauma and dementia, Parkinson's, ALS. Brain scans are proving it.

[Robnl]

https://www.karger.com/Book/Home/261956

Abstract
The craniocervical junction is the most complex area of the spinal axis. Due to its complexity it is extremely vulnerable to injuries to the soft tissue stabilizing ligaments and membranous structures. Proper imaging in this area is an essential key to proper diagnosis directing towards the most appropriate and safe treatment options when injury occurs. Misalignments of C0-C1, C1-C2 brought on by head or neck trauma can manifest in different outcomes. Some of those outcomes can affect or cause neural compromise, and/or some may contribute to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow obstruction as well as arteriovenous compromise. C1 misalignment may also contribute to distention of the cerebellar tonsils (cerebellar tonsillar ectopia), i.e. down through the foramen magnum due to caudal tension by way of dentate ligament pathological stress on the spinal cord leading to obstruction of the normal flow of CSF. Mechanical compression of the jugular vein by the transverse process of C1 has been found to lead to obstruction of outgoing venous blood flow. Such obstruction has been found in chronic cerebral spinal venous insufficiency which has been observed in neurodegenerative brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Image-Guided Atlas TreatmentTM (IGATTM) has been shown to be a method of gentle correction of misalignment of C0-C1, C1-C2, resulting in improved CSF flow as well as venous outflow. Image-guided atlas treatment utilizes advanced dynamic upright MRI as the means of evaluating misalignments at the craniocervical junction, and the images obtained are used to calculate the appropriate alignment vectors to correct the misalignment. Post-correction advanced upright MRI images are then used to validate the appropriate realignment of C0-C1, C1-C2 to establish improvement in proper CSF as well as arteriovenous flow.

NB Sun 12/4 think your mailbox is full doc, part21 and tiny mail cant be delivere d

[uprightdoc]

I still cannot open the files you sent and they filled my inbox to capacity.

[Robnl]

I still cannot open the files you sent and they filled my inbox to capacity.

Just copy the files to your Windows pc and delete the mails, also in the recycle Bin.
Last file is waiting

I apologize for filling up the mailbox...

[Robnl]

1st file is called ...part01.texe, rename to. ...part01.exe....its a selfextracting file


What i mailed to you

Hi Doc,

Here a new part01. its a self extracting file, please rename .texe to .exe (exe often is marked as malware etc)
it opens with the question where it must be extracted, base map will be '28813 mri emc'.

Please be patient; you first need all 21 files
Put them all in same map.

Can I send them all? its about 115MB...

Rgds,

Robert

Again, please cleanup mailbox aftercopying files to pc

Almost there, sure!

(Btw, you dont use an Apple do you?)

[uprightdoc]

Sorry Robert. I have been very busy. I tried again without success. Wait until you get your new scans and then mail them to me. In the meantime, do you have any cervical MRIs. If you do, post a scan of your cervical spine here.

[buggs]

how can I get a scan on here, I have the CD but I am unaware as to how to get it on the computer? Any advice??

[Robnl]

Ok doc, we give up for now

I will post cervical image soon

[Robnl]

how can I get a scan on here, I have the CD but I am unaware as to how to get it on the computer? Any advice??

Hi bugs,

Open the mri on your pc, save an image as jpeg or png.
Then use http://postimage.org/ to upload and post it here.
Make sure your name etc is not visible on the image.

[Robnl]

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-b ... njury.html

[buggs]

And this one from the same site http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-s ... .html#nRlv