Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare condition, accounting for 0.5% to 3% of all strokes. The standard treatment is anticoagulation, whereas thrombectomy is reserved for severe or ...

A sinus infection can spread to the brain, although this is rare. People require immediate medical treatment if a sinus infection reaches the brain. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses and ...

Sometimes called the abducent nerve, the abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI ... abducens nerve coursing through both the sphenopetroclival venous gulf and cavernous sinus: a case report.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more sensitive and specific to the changes seen with venous sinus thrombosis ... Patel et al.). Cerebral angiography is generally not performed unless MRI ...

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 ...

Lucy Markovic, Aussie model and ANTM alum, dies at 27 after brave battle with rare brain condition AVM. She passed peacefully after surgery complications, surrounded by loved ones who admired her ...

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 ...