MS Queensland

The MS International Federation (MSIF) have produced their latest round-up of research papers on CCSVI and MS published in the medical literature. Click here to download a copy.

 

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a term used to describe drainage abnormalities in the major veins leaving the brain. The condition was originally described by Dr Zamboni and his colleagues at the University of Ferrara, Italy. They proposed that the location of venous obstructions may play a role in determining the clinical course of MS. The hypothesis is currently the subject of intensive research. The findings of these studies, including the treatment of CCSVI by endovascular surgery, are variable and have resulted in considerable controversy amongst both clinicians and people with MS.

If you are someone who experiences fatigue as part of your MS, Dr Merrill Turpin from The University of Queensland would like to talk to you about the ways that you manage your fatigue.

Dr Merrill Turpin is doing some research that is designed to understand the strategies that people find helpful or not when managing their fatigue. Because some strategies will work for some people and not for others, they want to talk to people about the strategies they use and those they don’t and gain an understanding of the factors that influence whether something works for someone.