The International Society for Neurovascular Disease will be holding their third annual conference in Krakow, Poland, beginning on Saturday of this week.

Some of the presentations our readers might be interested in knowing about include:

-A workshop up the usage of IVUS (intravenous ultrasound) in treating CCSVI by Dr. Salvatore Sclafani.

-The differences between trained and non-trained doppler center results of CCSVI testing by Dr. Paolo Zamboni.

-Cerebral venous return and other neurological diseases by Dr. Jaap Volk

-CCSVI endovascular treatment 2 year follow up report by Dr. Guillermo Eisele

-The safety and outcome of endovascular treatment for 1,202 patients with MS by Dr. Tomaso Luppatelli

-Cerebral circulation time in pwMS by Dr. Marcello Mancini

-Abnormal venous drainage in Parkinson's Disease by Dr. E. Mark Haacke

-CCSVI in pediatric MS and other neurological diseases by Dr. Robert Zivadinov

-Correlation of endothelial micro-particles and iron deposition in the MS brain by Dr. J. Steven Alexander

Here is the complete program:

http://isnvd2013.euromedicpoland.com/userfiles/program_isnvd_A4(4).pdf

Please know that there are more researchers looking at cerebral perfusion and the importance of the venous system in brain health.  This research is now encompassing new specialties, and will help us understand how venoplasty addresses blood flow and perfusion in pwMS.  

While the science is being compiled, take care of yourself.  Keep moving, eat well, stay positive and keep pressing for more research that is not simply about drugs and disease modification----but is about the cause of MS and the means to stop MS progression.

Joan