Papilloedema is often the presenting feature of serious intracranial pathology. Commoner causes include space occupying lesions and benign intracranial hypertension. Impaired cerebral venous drainage ...

A new report from cardiologists at UT Southwestern raises the hope that doctors will be able to visually check the jugular venous pressure of heart failure patients remotely, using the camera on a ...

MONTREAL, QC — A study of a modern cohort of patients with chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) suggests that four signs of congestion on physical examination—peripheral edema, jugular ...

Jugular vein thrombosis (JVT) happens when a blood clot forms in one of the jugular veins. Anyone with symptoms of JVT should seek prompt medical attention. The jugular veins are major blood vessels ...

Differential diagnosis of palpable masses within the lateral neck region includes several etiologies, comprising both benign lesions (developmental abnormalities, ie, external laryngeal diverticula, ...

A 25 year-old woman presented with headaches. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Magnetic Resonance Venogram (MRV). Note the absence of the left sigmoid sinus, as well as the complete absence of the left ...

It is the name of each of the four, large veins that return blood to the heart from the head and neck. The veins get their name from the Latin word 'jugulus' meaning ...

The human body is an amazing thing. For each one of us, it's the most intimate object we know. And yet most of us don't know enough about it: its features, functions, quirks, and mysteries. Our series ...

When visiting the Gallery of the Academy of Florence in Italy, intensive care physician Daniel Gelfman, from Marian University, USA, noticed a detail in the monumental sculpture of David that few ...

DALLAS - July 1, 2020 - A new report from cardiologists at UT Southwestern raises the hope that doctors will be able to visually check the jugular venous pressure of heart failure patients remotely, ...