Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a very rare, life-threatening condition that can affect adults and children. In cavernous sinus thrombosis, a blood clot blocks a vein that runs through a hollow space ...

Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) represents a critical vascular emergency arising from the occlusion of the cavernous sinus, often secondary to contiguous infections of the paranasal sinuses, dental ...

Blood clots are usually a bodily response to injury, but often, their formation is unwarranted. In either circumstance, the clot is unlikely to cause trouble so long as it remains still and allows ...

Carotid-cavernous sinus fistulae are rare, but serious, vascular anomalies which may develop following traumatic injury to the skull base. Fractures or the shearing forces of severe head trauma may ...

Management of patients with cavernous invasion from the skull base is a challenging problem with regards to disease control, requiring multimodality treatment, as noted in Esposito and Som's series.

Carotid cavernous fistula is a condition that affects your eye. It can come on suddenly after a head injury or slowly over time. Direct. This type is sometimes also called trauma carotid cavernous ...

Meningioma (Cavernous Sinus). (Left) T1-weighted axial MRI; (Middle) T1-weighted with gadolinium axial MRI; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium coronal MRI. Note the well demarcated mass that is dural ...

Nasal vestibulitis refers to an infection in your nasal vestibule. The symptoms of nasal vestibulitis vary based on the underlying cause and severity of the infection. Your nasal vestibule is the area ...

Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare but serious condition where blood clots form within the cavernous sinuses. These are a pair of small, thin-walled venous spaces behind each eye at the base ...

A 72 year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the face while hunting. On examination, the left eye was proptotic with engorged veins around the eye. A loud bruit was heard over the left eye. Carotid ...