Observational case-control study of the prevalence of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: Results from the CoSMo study

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1508-1517

  Comi, G ^a   Battaglia, M A ^b   Bertolotto, A ^c   Sette, M Del ^d   Ghezzi, A ^e   Malferrari, G ^f   Salvetti, M ^g   Sormani, M P ^h   Tesio, L ^i,j   Stolz, E ^k   Zaratin, P ^b   Mancardi, G ^h  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla   (Italy)

^c SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e S ANTONIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f IRCCS   (Italy)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^j ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^k JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency; circulatory system; Italy; multicentric study; multiple sclerosis; neurodegenerative disease; prevalence study; sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; ITALY; MULTICENTRIC STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE; PREVALENCE STUDY; SONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SPINAL CORD; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84884541663     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513501231     Document Type: Article

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