Researchers are finally looking at sleep disturbances, a real problem for people with MS. When we lie down, our jugular veins are responsible for moving blood back to the heart. If they do not work at full capacity, cerebral circulation is impacted. Here's more on how repairing venous flow can get rid of central sleep apnea and spasms, and bring a return to REM sleep and dreaming. There is a connection!


Multiple Sclerosis--the vascular connection
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From Rindfliesch's discovery of the central vessel in the MS lesion in 1863, to Dr. Paolo Zamboni's discovery of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency. 150 years of MS research on blood flow and perfusion of the central nervous system. Because the heart and the brain are connected.