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From: Small internal jugular veins with restricted outflow are associated with severe multiple sclerosis: a sonographer-blinded, case–control ultrasound study

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Prevalence of CCSVI and small IJV as a function of EDSS (EDSS < 6 vs. EDSS ≥ 6). Shows prevalence of A ) CCSVI, CCSVI + n = 7/25 with EDSS ≥ 6, (*χ 2, p = 0.002), and B ) small IJV, sIJV + n = 15/ 25 MS patients with EDSS ≥ 6 (*χ 2, p = 0.00001) in MS patients categorized by functional disability (EDSS < 6 vs. EDSS ≥ 6). EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale; CCSVI: chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency; small IJV: small internal jugular vein.

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