A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a medical term that refers to types of strokes. In a CVA, blood flow to the brain is interrupted. Signs of a CVA may include weakness, numbness, confusion, or loss ...

AVMs can occur anywhere in the body, but they are most common in the brain and spinal cord. An arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, is an abnormal tangle of blood vessels that looks like a bird’s nest.

Her death followed complications related to a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare and serious condition where abnormal connections form between arteries and veins in the brain. Markovic had ...

explores the existence of a relationship between cerebral artery fenestrations and ... adenomas with suspected invasion into the cavernous sinus. The study by Ye et al. investigates the surgical ...

Introduction Selecting the ideal contact to apply subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS ... predicted the clinician-chosen contact was as follows: ERNA 80%, anatomy 67%, beta ...

Meningitis is a potentially life threatening condition involving inflammation of the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. This article describes how mastoiditis may cause ...

Patients commonly present with a history of nasal obstruction, polyposis, or a history of multiple sinus procedures. Nasal endoscopy reveals polyposis, allergic mucin, and thick, tenacious debris.

The presence of one or more of the factors listed above determines the appearance of venous congestion in the pelvic territory 4. It is important to note that these anatomical alterations mentioned ...

Subtle and abrupt neurological changes can indicate further compromise to the venous system and the brain, signaling the ... Thrombosis of the venous sinus can cause headaches that can be intense ...

Urethra. This tube allows urine to pass outside the body. The brain signals the bladder muscles to tighten, which squeezes urine out of the bladder. At the same time, the brain signals the sphincter ...