Vasc Spec Int.  2015 Mar;31(1):11-14. 10.5758/vsi.2015.31.1.11.

Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency in Multiple Sclerosis: A Failed Concept

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Vascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. cjlee@mcw.edu
  • 2Division of Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Abstract

In 2009 Paolo Zamboni et al. implicated that chronic cerebral venous congestion lead to the development of multiple sclerosis. In this review, we examined the role of chronic cerbrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis and the proposed therapy entailing venous angioplasty and stenting of extracranial veins with available evidence to date.

Keyword

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency; Multiple sclerosis; Liberation procedure

MeSH Terms

Angioplasty
Hyperemia
Multiple Sclerosis*
Stents
Veins
Venous Insufficiency*
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