Alessandro RasmanIs CCSVI an entity?

This year, a session will be dedicated to discussions around chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency on Tuesday 17 April. Three years ago, Paolo Zamboni sparked controversy with the presentation of results indicating that patients with multiple sclerosis benefited from endovenous treatment.

“Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is very controversial. It is not yet clear if it is an entity or not or how often internal jugular venous stenosis is found without symptoms. If it is an entity, then correction of the venous stenosis provides a possibility of improving the condition in many patients,” Greenhalgh said.

“Is chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency a real phenomenon? We all need to know the answer to this because if it is, patients will benefit. Doctors and patients need to know as soon as possible either to call for more of these procedures or to stop doing them altogether,” he added.

The Great Debate “CCSVI: It is an entity and a subset of multiple sclerosis” will see Zamboni and Manish Mehta speaking for the motion, and Alun Davies and Richard Nicholas arguing against the motion. After the debate, the four presentations will focus on the main questions about CCSVI, followed by a discussion with the audience.

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