Second MS study finds high rate of blocked veins

Patients with multiple sclerosis are more than twice as likely to show a narrowing of the veins as healthy people, new research shows, a finding that lends credence to the theory of an Italian researcher whose study on the degenerative condition has stirred a range of emotions.

Blocked or narrowed veins that restrict blood flow from the brain were prevalent in 56 per cent of patients with MS and 22 per cent of healthy control subjects, say researchers in Buffalo.

The study, which involved 500 participants, aims to determine whether a condition dubbed by Paolo Zamboni as chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a major risk factor for MS. Read More on dreamhealer blog...