On the World Wide Web, reaching the “I have arrived” status is often measured by achieving a notable page on Wikipedia.

CCSVI, Chronic Cerebro-Spinal Venous Insufficiency, is a condition identified by Dr. Zamboni in 2008. But the research done in Italy, took a year to “go global”. But even in late 2008 there was limited information available, for the few who sought information on the ground breaking connection between CCSVI and MS, but one year later, in November 2009, a popular news program on Television put CCSVI in the spotlight. Since then, social networking sites, such as Facebook groups, dedicated websites, such as CCSVI Locator, and CCSVI.mx and organizations as the CCSVI Alliance are dedicated to providing up to date information on this very “hot” topic.

But now, it’s official. CCSVI has its own page in the growingly popular Wikipedia, a web based collaborative encyclopedia.

Wikipedia describes CCSVI as:

Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a term used to describe compromised flow of blood in the veins draining the central nervous system. It has been hypothesized to play a role in the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). This hypothesis was first put forth by Paolo Zamboni in 2008.

The page discusses the history and discovery of CCSVI, the Pathophysiology of the condition and its association with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the methodology used for diagnosis. In addition, the Wikipedia page looks at some of the social elements that have surrounded CCSVI, including the role of the media and social media and some of the controversy surrounding the treatment.

To view more information provided by Wikipedia’s CCSVI page visit, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_cerebrospinal_venous_insufficiency