Multiple sclerosis, an unlikely cause of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: retrospective analysis of catheter venography.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It is unknown if a relationship exists between multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and if this venous pathology is a causal factor for multiple sclerosis or is a product of a neurological disease. Even so, one should expect that if multiple sclerosis were the cause for venous lesions, then patients with an extended history of the disease would present with a more severe venous pathology.

Design

Retrospective analysis of catheter venography of the azygous and internal jugular veins, and duration of clinical history of the disease in multiple sclerosis patients.

Setting

Mono-profile specialist hospital.

Participants

353 multiple sclerosis patients, with duration of the disease: 0.5-41 years (median: 10 years).

Main outc

SUBMITTER: Simka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3434428 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature