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Dec 30, 2009, 6:30:24 AM12/30/09
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New MS theory strikes a nerve
A renegade theory suggesting that multiple sclerosis (MS) is a
vascular disease — not an autoimmune condition as widely believed — is
gaining attention with two independent research teams now seeking to
hold large clinical trials to test the idea.

The mastermind behind the controversial theory is Paolo Zamboni, a
vascular surgeon at the University of Ferrara in Italy. He has
hypothesized that an accumulation of iron blocks the veins that drain
the brain, and thereby triggers the neurological symptoms associated
with the disease. MS would therefore be akin to a plumbing clog that
can be fixed with a simple but experimental surgical technique similar
to an angioplasty. Zamboni has dubbed the condition chronic
cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or CCSVI.

Earlier this month, Zamboni reported in the Journal of Vascular
Sciences the results of treating 65 MS patients, including his wife,
with this surgery — nicknamed the 'liberation procedure'. Among 35
patients with the most common form the MS, known as relapse-remitting
MS, 50% reported no attacks in the 18 months following the surgery,
compared to 27% for the 18 months beforehand. "I am confident that
this could be a revolution for the research and diagnosis of multiple
sclerosis," Zamboni told the Globe and Mail.

Given the lack of control group in the study and the vast amount of
evidence showing that MS results from a loss of myelin that protects
nerves, many experts remain skeptical. "People with MS are unlikely to
benefit from treatments that dilate blood vessels," said Alastair
Compston, a neurologist at the University of Cambridge, UK. "[T]here
is no convincing evidence to suggest that it is safe or
beneficial." (MedIndia)

Now, however, other researchers are attempting to provide convincing
evidence. Two groups — one led by Anthony Traboulsee of the University
of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and the other by Robert
Zivadinov of the State University of New York at Buffalo — plan to
launch studies involving 100 and 1,100 patients, respectively, to
assess Zamboni's technique.

The new findings have created quite a stir on the Internet among
patient advocate groups, who have read the word 'breathrough' and
jumped on the promise of Zamboni's small trial. But Susan Kohlhaas, a
spokeswoman at the British MS Society, is adopting taking a wait-and-
see approach. “More research is needed to pin down any relationship
between CCSVI and MS,” she said.

We might have to wait a while for the results of the randomized
controlled trials. And maybe then, as with the disease itself, the
contentious theory might flare up once again.


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fer...@paris.com

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Dec 30, 2009, 10:06:14 AM12/30/09
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Interesting idea, but it does not explain why only some few have this
problem if indeed such blockage is occuring. The real question then is
why some should have faulty systems of the normal process of iron level
control in blood vessels and most don't. The failure of the normal
control of iron is the problem, and in the few the iron level in blood
vessels is the effect.

ironjustice

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On Dec 30, 7:06 am, ferr...@paris.com wrote: snip <<

You for some unknown reason believe .. someone .. somewhere ..
actually ..
gives a fk what YOU .. think ..

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On Dec 30, 2:13 pm, ferr...@paris.com wrote: snip <<

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On Dec 30, 7:31 pm, Ken <flakey...@aol.com> wrote:
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On Dec 31, 5:25 am, ferr...@paris.com wrote: snip <<

Shteater .. you've been TOLD ..

Giiiit ..

http://blogs.nature.com/nm/spoonful/2009/12/new_ms_theory_strikes_a_n...

Ken

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Shteater DOOOOO as your're told ..

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