What is CCSVI
Some studies have indicated that a phenomenon called CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency), a reported abnormality in blood drainage from the brain and spinal cord, may contribute to nervous system damage in MS. This hypothesis was put forth by Dr. Paolo Zamboni from the University of Ferrara in Italy in 2009, and is now being pursued by other investigators as well.
CCSVI Research
The Society shares in the public urgency to advance the understanding of CCSVI as quickly as possible. In order to pursue this lead in MS, the National MS Society collaborated with the MS Society of Canada in 2009 to fund seven research projects.
- Global research efforts on CCSVI
- Progress reports from Society-funded CCSVI research projects
- CCVSI Funding FAQ
What’s New
- National MS Society: CCSVI among 500+ MS presentations at AAN Emerging Therapies, Risk Factors and Other MS Research News from American Academy of Neurology Meeting (April 2013)
- UB News Center: MS patients did not benefit from CCSVI intervention...
- National MS Society: First Published Results from National MS Society-Funded CCSVI Study
- The New York Times: The New York Times Magazine section explores a controversial cure for MS. (Oct 2012)
- The Star.com: Multiple sclerosis: Canada launching clinical trial of controversial treatment developed by Zamboni (Sept 2012)
- National MS Society: Canadian Government Announces Research Team Launching Clinical Trial to Treat CCSVI (Sept 2012)
- National MS Society: Researchers continue with their progress in the seven Society-funded CCSVI studies in MS. (Sept 2012)
- Read more CCSVI in the news
Direct feed of latest published CCSVI research results from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed