The severity of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis is related to altered cerebrospinal fluid dynamics

P Zamboni, B Weinstock-Guttman… - Functional …, 2009 - search.proquest.com
P Zamboni, B Weinstock-Guttman, AM Malagoni, D Hojnacki, L Cheryl Kennedy, E Carl…
Functional neurology, 2009search.proquest.com
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a vascular picture that shows a
strong association with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate the
relationship between a Doppler cerebral venous hemodynamic insufficiency severity score
(VHISS) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow dynamics in 16 patients presenting with CCSVI
and relapsing-remitting MS (CCSVI-MS) and in eight healthy controls (HCs). The two groups
(patients and controls) were evaluated using validated echo-Doppler and advanced 3T-MRI …
Abstract
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a vascular picture that shows a strong association with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a Doppler cerebral venous hemodynamic insufficiency severity score (VHISS) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow dynamics in 16 patients presenting with CCSVI and relapsing-remitting MS (CCSVI-MS) and in eight healthy controls (HCs). The two groups (patients and controls) were evaluated using validated echo-Doppler and advanced 3T-MRI CSF flow measures. Compared with the HCs, the CCSVI-MS patients showed a significantly lower net CSF flow (p= 0.027) which was highly associated with the VHISS (r= 0.8280, r2= 0.6855; p= 0.0001). This study demonstrates that venous outflow disturbances in the form of CCSVI significantly impact on CSF pathophysiology in patients with MS.
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