Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency in Multiple Sclerosis: A Failed Concept

Vasc Specialist Int. 2015 Mar;31(1):11-4. doi: 10.5758/vsi.2015.31.1.11. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

Abstract

In 2009 Paolo Zamboni et al. implicated that chronic cerebral venous congestion lead to the development of multiple sclerosis. In this review, we examined the role of chronic cerbrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis and the proposed therapy entailing venous angioplasty and stenting of extracranial veins with available evidence to date.

Keywords: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency; Liberation procedure; Multiple sclerosis.

Publication types

  • Review