MS not autoimmune but vascular disease

Dr. Paolo Zamboni (Professor of Medicine, Univ. of Ferrara, Italy) has made a breakthrough by changing the basic understanding of MS. MS is considered as an autoimmune disorder that leads to damage of myelin in the CNS. However, according to Dr. Zamboni's research MS is a vascular disease (blood vessel are the source of problem). The heavy iron deposits were damaging the blood vessels draining the brain. This situation he calls " Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCVI)".This in turn is the reason for inflammation and cell death in the CNS. He therefore, hypothesized that by clearing the clogged vessels could stop progression of MS. He performed a surgery on his wife (a MS patient) similar to angioplasty where an inflated balloon is used to clear the blood vessels. His wife, who had the surgery 3 years ago, has not had an attack since.

If this is true then no doubt it will become very simple to treat MS and may even prevent MS!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/researchers-labour-of-love-leads-to-ms-breakthrough/article1372414/
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