Philadelphia Inquirer: "Liberation" procedure for multiple sclerosis sparks debate

Release Date: June 16, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the controversial "Liberation" procedure for treating multiple sclerosis by widening the veins that drain blood from the brain reports that Robert Zivadinov, professor of neurology, conducted research that showed that up to 60 percent of the MS patients enrolled in his study had narrowing of the veins.

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