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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"CCSVI"”.
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Using Social Media to build a Counter-Power Movement: Multiple Sclerosis and CCSVI, a Case Study
The research is focused on a patient-based social media movement which advocated for clinical research into a discovery rejected by key elements of the medical establishment. This thesis aims to examine how social media interactions empowered patients, what motivated them to become a movement, and …
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Venous haemodynamic and cerebrospinal fluid anomalies associated with multiple sclerosis
… chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) has been linked with MS. This syndrome, which is characterized by constricted cerebral venous outflow, has become mired in controversy, with various studies producing conflicting findings, with the result that the science associated with …
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OUTCOME CLINICO DELL ANGIOPLASTICA DILATATIVA IN PAZIENTI CON SCLEROSI MULTIPLA
… l’Insufficienza Venosa Cronica Cerebro-Spinale (CCSVI), è un quadro vascolare caratterizzato da stenosi combinate delle principali vie del drenaggio venoso extracranico, che riguardano le vene interne giugulari (IJV) e la vena azygos (AZY). Tale condizione è osservata frequentemente in pazienti …
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Numerical methods for advection-diffusion-reaction equations and medical applications
… Chronic CerbroSpinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) syndrome, and its potential link to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis. The study considers patient specific anatomical configurations obtained from MRI data. Computational results are compared with measured data.
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Measuring Brain Iron In Healthy Controls And Accessing Venous Abnormalities In Parkinson's Disease Using Mri
<p>Iron plays a key role in a number of brain cellular processes. However, abnormal brain iron regulation correlates with a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and so forth. To further elucidate the involvement of iron in neurodegenerative disorders, …