High Rates of Vein Blockages Found in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Hi friends! In light of MS awareness week, I wanted to post this research-oriented article about MS. I would love for you all to share your thoughts and ideas on this topic. For full story and video, click on the link below. Then please return here to share your comments.
Researchers in Buffalo, N.Y., have discovered that people with multiple sclerosis are more than twice as likely to have abnormal blood flow in the veins in their head and necks.
Neurology researchers at the University at Buffalo reported Wednesday preliminary results of the first clinical study to test for a new and controversial vascular condition called CCSVI, or chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency.
They found that more than 55 percent of the MS patients had narrowed neck veins, causing restriction of normal outflow of blood from the brain. That compared to 25.9 percent of healthy patients. The data encourage us to continue on the same course," he said in a University of Buffalo news release.
"They show that narrowing of the extracranial veins, at the very least, is an important association in multiple sclerosis. We will know more when the MRI and other data collected in the CTEVD study are available."
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Posted by Gary at 3/9/2010 11:14 AM 
Categories: Multiple Scleroses Research
Tags: Multiple Sclerosis Reasearch News
Categories: Multiple Scleroses Research
Tags: Multiple Sclerosis Reasearch News
I just read about the narrowing of the viens. I wonder if that is what is causing these electric shocks that i am getting in my head? They hurt like the devil I know that! Some days I only get one then there are other days that I have 25 to 100 of them a day. The burning gets to a person after a while, of course the yelling out when I'm shocked gets to be a drag too. Sure can't leave the house acting like that. lol I will keep looking for more info on it. Thanks hagd
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Dr. Rafael Moguel and his team of specialist is treating MS patients at the Clinic of the Heart in Los Cabos, Mexico. Dr. Moguel is an Interventional Cardiologist since 1992, with training and expertise on cardiac and extra-cardiac procedures including the brain. He is a fellow of the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) among others.
The CCSVI liberation procedure is performed at Dr.Moguel's Clinic of the Heart at the Amerimed Hospital in Cabo San Lucas. Contact: info@cardioabroad.com
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You know how in a new relationship you celebrate every milestone no matter how trivial? How you think about them all the time? No matter what is going on, they can pop into your head and drive every other thought out. Ah, the beauty of new relationships! Today is my 2 week anniversary with my hurt knee. Yes, it has been 2 glorious weeks of nonstop togetherness. My knee has been on my mind constantly, to the exclusion of every other thought. I think about it all day and without Lord Lortab I would fantasize about it all night.
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Hi... I'd be interested in finding out if treatment for MS is limited to only medication? Or are there basic physical exercises patients can do??
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From what I have read,Yes exercise is recommended in most cases. Yoga and other stretching exercises have been known to help with spasticity.I will try to find related articles that show support for benefits of exercising.
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Want to thank you for your blog.
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I like your posting very much, it's informative. Keep sharing.
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I did not thought about it in that way.
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