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IMPROVEMENT OF CHRONIC FATIGUE AFTER ENDOVASCULAR<br />

TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS<br />

INSUFFICIENCY IN THE PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS<br />

Marian Simka, Piotr Janas, Tomasz Ludyga, Paweł Latacz, Marek<br />

Kazibudzki<br />

Affiliation: Euromedic Specialist Clinics, Department of Vascular &<br />

Endovascular Surgery, Katowice, Poland<br />

Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate impact of endovascular treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous<br />

insufficiency on chronic fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients.<br />

Methods. Severity of fatigue was assessed in 340 multiple sclerosis patients after the follow-up of 6 months. For this<br />

evaluation the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was used.<br />

Results. We found statistically significant improvement of fatigue. Six months after the treatment mean FSS score dropped<br />

from 4.7 to 3.8. However, these post-procedural changes were not evenly distributed. While the patients with no fatigue<br />

(FSS

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