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- Title
Evolution in quality of life and epidemiological impact after endovascular treatment of chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- Authors
Beelen, R.; Maene, L.; Castenmiller, P.; Decoene, V.; Degrieck, I.
- Abstract
Background: We report the outcome of 67 patients after endovascular treatment of chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis. Material and methods: For evaluating outcome, patients were divided into three groups with respective outcome after three, six and twelvemonths. Assessment of outcome was done by a disease-specific quality-of-life score that reflects the physical health (physical health composite, PHC) and mental health (mental health composite, MHC) by a score. Results: Improvement in PHC was significant (P < 0.05) in the three- and six-month groups. Improvement in MHC was only significant (P < 0.05) in the three-month group. Conclusion: In conclusion, we can state that the result of endovascular treatment seems to decay although the baseline is still higher than preoperative. To confirm this finding, this study needs to be reproduced in a larger patient population.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE sclerosis; HEALTH outcome assessment; QUALITY of life; T-test (Statistics); VENOUS insufficiency; TREATMENT effectiveness; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Phlebology, 2012, Vol 27, p187
- ISSN
0268-3555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1258/phleb.2012.012S10