A carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) is an abnormal communication between arteries and veins within the cavernous sinus and may be classified as either direct or dural. Direct CCFs are characterized by a ...
Imaging helped diagnose a COVID-19-positive man with cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST), according to a case report published on February 26 in the Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck ...
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 ...
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a very rare but serious condition that involves a blood clot in your cavernous sinuses. The cavernous sinuses are hollow spaces located at the base of your brain and ...
Dural sinus thrombosis refers to clots in large, dural venous conduits, and cortical vein thrombosis refers to occlusion of veins on the surface of the cortex. Cerebral venous thrombosis encompasses ...
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 ...
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 ...
CMAJ: A woman with a red eye from a carotid–cavernous sinus fistula
The New England Journal of Medicine: Thrombosis of the Cerebral Veins and Sinuses
Thrombosis of the cerebral veins and sinuses is a distinct cerebrovascular disorder that, unlike arterial stroke, most often affects young adults and children. The symptoms and clinical course are ...