Wednesday, October 27, 2010

CCSVI Research: Iron Deposition and Chronic Fatigue

These three stories present research that should be of interest to MSers:
  1. Two indicate that physical disability and brain atrophy in MS patients is highly correlated with iron deposition (perhaps caused by CCSVI?): Harvard professor of neurology Dr. Rohit Bakshi speaks on iron in the MS brain and Increased iron concentration and decreased volume of deep-grey matter are associated with increased disability in patients with multiple sclerosis
  2. and the last one indicates that fixing venous problems seems to reduce fatigue symptoms: Is chronic fatigue the symptom of venous insufficiency associated with multiple sclerosis? A longitudinal pilot study.
Now I'm looking for the long-term research that indicates that we can hope for actual nerve and brain healing over the long term after CCSVI treatment... it would support and explain why I seem to be having additional incremental improvements in my symptoms as I approach the 6-month mark after my procedure.

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