From Australia-8 people with MS/CCSVI are doppler scanned before and after venoplasty treatment. All treated patients show a "significant improvement in global arterial cerebral blood flow" after they are treated. Perfusion matters! Slowed and disrupted venous flow slows perfusion, and venoplasty improves it. Thanks for the paper, Sandro!!


Objective duplex ultrasound evaluation of the extracranial circulation in multiple sclerosis...
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Objective Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a condition associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and manifested by stenoses in the extracranial venous circulation. There is a need for an objective non-invasive assessment of CCSVI that is able to accurately identify the location of...