By L.A. McKeown
Friday, December 16, 2011

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Several recently published studies have suggested that perivenous inflammation, a histopathological signature of multiple sclerosis (MS), may be initiated by cerebral venous hypertension or chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), giving rise to the theory that angioplasty with stenting may help alleviate the condition. However, a new study published in the December 2011 issue of Archives of Neurology shoots down the theory by attempting, and failing, to replicate key data on which the CCSVI hypothesis hinges.

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