Jugular vein aneurysm is a rare morphologic entity. This report describes a case of an asymptomatic internal jugular vein aneurysm that presented as an enlarging mass in the neck. Diagnosis was ...

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

Patients continue to clamor for unproved procedure dubbed liberation therapy. April 19, 2011— -- Almost six years after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Sharon Richardson heard that ...

The primary purpose of the cardiac examination is to assess the structure and function of the heart as a muscular pump and to evaluate it for possible malfunctions. Because heart disease is so common ...

Lemierre’s syndrome occurs when you get a certain rare type of bacterial infection in your throat. When it’s not treated, the infection can spread to the vessels that carry lymph fluid throughout your ...

The use of antimicrobial-impregnated catheters should be considered in all circumstances, especially when the institutional rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections is higher than 2 percent, ...

Canadian cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam completed the world’s first mitral regurgitation repair surgery through the jugular vein, giving an 86-year-old woman with heart failure and few other options a new ...

A new brain-computer-interface device doesn't require open-brain surgery to implant. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After being ...

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Surgeries can sometimes reveal ...