There is soon the big neurology meeting: American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting 2010. Toronto, 10–17 Apr 2010. [aan10a]

Presentations covering CCSVI

Invited Speaker Session

• Zamboni P: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency and Multiple Sclerosis: A Paradigm Shift in the Physiology of Cerebral Venous Return. 14 Apr 2010, 5.30pm - 5.50pm. Program (PDF) p67. [pres_zamboni10b]

Platform Session:

• Poloni GU, Zamboni P, Haacke EM, Bastianello S, Dwyer MG, Bergsland N, Schirda C, Wack D, Magnano C, Weinstock-Guttman B, Salvi F, Hojnacki D, Zivadinov R: Quantitative Venous Vasculature Assessment on Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging Reflects Presence of Severe Chronic Venous Insufficiency in the Brain Parenchyma of Multiple Sclerosis Patients. A Case-Control Study. 14 Apr, Integrated Neuroscience: Multiple Sclerosis Imaging (2:00 PM-3:30 PM). [pres_poloni10a]

5 Poster Sessions:

• Magnano C, Schirda C, Weinstock-Guttman B, Hojnacki D, Bergsland N,
  Kennedy C, Reuther J, Brooks C, Dwyer MG, Zivadinov R: Cine
  Cerebrospinal Fluid Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis. A Case-Control Study.14

  Apr, Poster Session III: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases:
  MRI/Technique (7:30 AM-12:00 PM). [pos_magnano10a]

• Zamboni P, Menegatti E, Weinstock-Guttman B, Dwyer MG, Schirda C, Malagoni AM, Hojnacki D, Kennedy C, Carl E, Bergsland N, Magnano C, Bartolomei I, Salvi F, Zivadinov R : Hypoperfusion of Brain Parenchyma Is Strongly Associated with the Severity of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. 14 Apr, Poster Session III: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases:
  MRI/Technique (7:30 AM-12:00 PM). [pos_zamboni10a]
• Dwyer MG, Zamboni P, Haacke EM, Menegatti E, Weinstock-Guttman B, Schirda C, Malagoni AM, Hojnacki D, Kennedy C, Carl E, Bergsland N, Hussein S, Heininen-Brown M, Bartolomei I, Salvi F, Zivadinov R: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency and Iron Deposition on Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. 14 Apr, Poster Session III: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases:
  MRI/Technique (7:30 AM-12:00 PM). [pos_dwyer10a]
• Schirda C, Zamboni P, Magnano C, Lindzen E, Wack D, Weinstock-Guttman B, Ramasamy D, Carl E, Hojnacki D, Kennedy C, Dwyer MG, Bergsland N, Cox JL, Salvi F, Zivadinov R: Objective Quantification of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Flow Rate in Cerebral Aqueduct in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. 14 Apr, Poster Session: Integrated Neuroscience: Multiple Sclerosis Imaging
  (3:30 PM-4:30 PM). [pos_schirda10a]
• Zivadinov R, Marr K, Ramanathan M, Zamboni P, Benedict RRHB, Cutter G,
  Kennedy C, Elfadil M, Hojnacki D, Munschauer F, Reuther J, Brooks C,
  Hunt K, Andrews M, Weinstock-Guttman B: Combined Transcranial
  and Extracranial Venous Doppler Evaluation (CTEVD Study). Description of
  the Design and Interim Results of an Epidemiological Study of the
  Prevalence of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency in MS and
  Related Diseases. 15 Apr, Poster Session VI: Multiple Sclerosis
  and Related
  Diseases: Clinical
  Trials (3:00 PM-7:30 PM). [pos_zivadinov10a]

Webcasts:

• Zamboni P, Zivadinov R, Common A, Miller A: Live web forum about CCSVI and MS. Hosted by MS Society and the American Academy of Neurology. 14 Apr 12:00 pm (noon) ET (or 18h CEST, Zurich). Register now online. See full article.[webcast_aan10]

Note: Saturday, Apr 10 7 pm ET on CTV The Liberation War. The fight between patients and the medical community
over the MS treatment first revealed by W5 last November. CTV W5 Trailer (19s). (Or on Youtube). See full article.