Studies performed by an Italian doctor found there to be a connection between CCSVI in MS patients and the occurrence of MS. Dr Zamboni’s studies showed CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis patients can be treated and provide people with MS relief from symptoms. In the study performed, 65 patients underwent an operation to alleviate CCSVI and 73 percent of this group no longer had MS symptoms after 2 years.
CCSVI stands for ‘chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency’. This condition causes blood in both the brain and spine to be unable to make it back to the heart. If the oxygen-depleted blood is left in the central nervous system, this condition can reach a chronic level.
To diagnose CCSVI an ultrasound is taken of the veins in various parts of the head and neck. With the help of the specialized extracranial and transcranial Doppler sonography, a set of 5 criteria are used. Only …