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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A 46-year-old man with sickle cell disease was assessed in our outpatient clinic for right neck pain. To facilitate venous access for manual exchange transfusions and iron chelation therapy, a central ...