The MS Cure Part II: proponents and opponents of CCSVI
March 23, 2010 by Raquel
Filed under Featured, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Last week, I discussed about CCSVI, short for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, the new theory of Italian doctor Paolo Zamboni that many people say is the revolutionary MS cure we have been waiting for. But before we get caught up in the hype, let us see and hear what health experts have to say.
The hopefuls
Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, an associate professor of neurology at the State University of New York at Buffalo
According to Yves Savoie, MS Society of Canada
Dr Robert Zivadinov, stuy leader of the CCSVI study at Buffalo University in New York:
“If we can prove the hypothesis that CCSVI is the underlying cause of MS, then it is going to change the face of how we understand the disease.”
MRI expert Dr. Mark Haacke co-organized a workshop on CCSVI in February. He is encouraging patients to send him neck and head images for research.
The skeptics
The major MS societies are of course skeptical
Initially, the MS Society of Canada was quoted as saying
Dr Susan Kohlhaas of the UK MS Society stated
Dr. Doug Brown, biomedical researcher working with the MS Society UK stated in a TV interview:
Dr. Paul O’Connor, a neurologist at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital is openly critical.
“There is not a shred of real evidence anywhere that messing around with these veins does anything to help MS patients. If there is no treatment for this condition, there is no need to detect it.”
The next part of this series will tackle the treatment itself.
The MS Society of Canada is organizing a webcast on CCSVI on April 7. Speakers include Yves Savoie, President & CEO, MS Society, Dr. Jock Murray, Founding Director Dalhousie MS Clinic, and Karen Torrie-Racine, person with MS. Register now!

Really enjoyed this post.Thanks Again. Will read on…