Venous Multiple Sclerosis Hypothesis | CCSVI

Here are some common terms in the venous Multiple Sclerosis / CCSVI topic.

Agenesie

is a type of narrowing (stenosis) of the vein - Absence, failure of formation, or imperfect development of any part.

Annulus

is a type of narrowing (stenosis) of the vein. A ring, a circular or ring shaped structure, as in a ring shaped stricture of a vein.

Atresie

is a type of narrowing (stenosis) of the vein - Absence of a normal opening or normally patent lumen

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)

is a medical term referring to blockage in return of blood from the legs to the heart..

CCSVI

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, see in introduction.

Cerebrospinal

relating to the brain and the spinal cord

Endovascular procedure

is originally designed as a way to diagnose problems in blood vessels -it is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to place the stents in the veins. A catheter is injected into a major vein near the groin, using dye, it can be seen on live x-ray as it travels up the body.

Histology

is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals.

Hypoxia

is a pathological condition in which the body as a whole or region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply.

Insufficiency

is used in describing medical conditions with limited efficiency

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata (ED) is a disease in which the body's immune response attacks a person's central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), leading to demyelination. Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in females. It has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000.

Myelin

is an "electrically insulating" material that forms a layer, the myelin sheath, usually around only the axon of a neuron. It is essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system.

Pathology

is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and whole bodies (autopsies). The term also encompasses the related scientific study of disease processes, called General pathology.

Perivenous

in the immediate vicinity of a vein

Phlebography

is a synonym for venography.

Reflux

the backing up of blood into brain and spine, caused by blockage in the veins

Septuma

is a thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue

Stenosis

is a type of narrowing of the vein

Stent

a man-made 'tube' constructed of mesh metal, inserted into the vein to prevent, or counteract, a localized flow constriction.

TIMS

Abreviation for This is MS, an unbiased MS website with forum

Varicose veins

are veins that have become enlarged and tortuous. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins can occur elswhere.

Vein

is a blood vessel that carries deoxyginated blood back to the heart

Vena azygos

is the vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column of the spine. Takes deoxygenated blood from the posterior walls of the thorax and abdomen into the superior vena cava vein. It is called azygos, because it doesn’t have a partner vein on the left side of the body, it is unpaired.

Vena jugularis interna

internal jugular veins - are the major veins wich collect blood from the brain, the outside of the face and the neck. They run down the inside of the neck - outside the internal and common carotid arteries and unite with the subclavian vein to form the innominate vein.

Venography

is a procedure in which an x-ray of the veins, a venogram, is taken after a special dye is injected into the veins.

Venous MS

means that the MS is original to a cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

Sources: TIMS (cheerleader) and Wikipedia