primary progressive multiple sclerosis [ primary progressive MS ]

secondary progressive multiple sclerosis [ secondary progressive MS ]

Familial motor neuron disease Lateral sclerosis:amyotrophic | primary | Progressive:bulbar palsy | spinal muscular atrophy

Primary progressive tuberculosis

Gunzberg primary progress assessment chart of social development

primary progressive multiple sclerosis | PPMS

progressive relapsing multiple sclerosis | PRMS | Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis | progressive-relapsing MS | Progressive/Relapsing MS

Definition: Dementia in Alzheimer's disease with onset after the age of 65, usually in the late 70s or thereafter, with a slow progression, and with memory impairment as the principal feature. | Alzheimer's disease, type 1 Primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer's type, senile onset Senile dementia, Alzheimer's type

Definition: Fear of scrutiny by other people leading to avoidance of social situations. More pervasive social phobias are usually associated with low self-esteem and fear of criticism. They may present as a complaint of blushing, hand tremor, nausea, or urgency of micturition, the patient sometimes being convinced that one of these secondary manifestations of their anxiety is the primary problem. Symptoms may progress to panic attacks. | Anthropophobia Social neurosis

We have data from a large study of about 300- plus MS patients, and we found that patients who have more progressive disease, which means they are more disabled, more in the secondary progressive or primary progressive phase, are suffering more from CCSVI.

While our research points against CCSVI having a primary causative role in MS, we have established that there is a higher prevalence of CCSVI in progressive MS patients.

Question No. 53 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) clinical trial being undertaken by Dr. Traboulse: (a) what milestones are reportable to the government, (i) on what date(s) is reporting expected to occur, (ii) how will this information be communicated to patients, the medical community, and the general public; (b) on what date did each of the trial sites pass ethical review; (c) on what date did recruitment of patients begin for each of the trial sites; (d) how many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are being recruited for each site, and how is consistency in diagnosis and treatment being ensured across sites; (e) who is performing the diagnoses for CCSVI for each site, (i) ho ...[+++]w is the diagnosis being performed, including, but not limited to, ultrasound and venogram, (ii) how many diagnoses has each person undertaking the diagnosis at each site performed prior to the study, and by whom was each person trained; (f) who is performing the procedures for each site, (i) how is the procedure being performed, including, but not limited to, anesthetic, balloon size, (ii) how many procedures has each person undertaking the procedure at each site performed prior to the study, and by whom was each person trained; (g) what are the selection criteria for the trial, including, but not limited to, type of MS, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score, venous abnormality/malformed valve/stenosis, mobility, (i) how do these criteria compare with the international literature, (ii) with how many international studies to date will the selection criteria be analytically comparable; (h) if both progressive and relapsing-remitting forms of MS are to be examined in the trial, how will statistical significance be ensured given that 50 of 100 patients will undergo a “sham” procedure, 25 patients will have a progressive form of the disease, and 25 will have a relapsing-remitting form of the disease, and will people with bo ...

MS patients with primary and secondary progressive disease can also experience an improvement in brain fog, circulation, fatigue and motor skills.