Hemodynamic patterns of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis. Correlation with symptoms at onset and clinical course

International Angiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-188

  Bartolomei, I ^a   Salvi, Fabrizio ^a   Galeotti, R ^b   Salviato, E ^b   Alcanterini, M ^a   Menegatti, E ^c   Mascalchi, M ^d   Zamboni, P ^c  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Multiple sclerosis; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETA INTERFERON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLATIRAMER; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOXANTRONE;

ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPTOM; VEIN MALFORMATION;

AZYGOS VEIN; CEREBRAL VEINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77952791751     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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