Scientific Versus Experiential Evidence: Discourse Analysis of the Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Debate in a Multiple Sclerosis Forum

• Main Authors: Koschack, Janka (Author), Weibezahl, Lara (Author), Friede, Tim (Author), Himmel, Wolfgang (Author), Makedonski, Philip (Author), Grabowski, Jens (Author)
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• Udgivet: JMIR Publications, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundThe vascular hypothesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), and its treatment (known as liberation therapy) was immediately rejected by experts but enthusiastically gripped by patients who shared their experiences with other patients world...