An obstructive jugular-vein thrombosis developed in an astronaut 2 months into a 6-month space mission, a clinical scenario with no evidence base to support the choice of a management approach.

The internal jugular vein was the most common site of thrombosis. The presence of a central venous catheter was the only factor found to be a significant risk factor for an acute UTDVT ( p = .03).

Jugular vein thrombosis (JVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the jugular veins. Although rare, when left untreated it can have life threatening consequences. Learn more here.

Medically reviewed by David Strosberg, MDMedically reviewed by David Strosberg, MD The internal jugular vein is a set of two blood vessels that collect blood from the brain, superficial regions of ...

A 25 year-old woman presented with headaches. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Magnetic Resonance Venogram (MRV). Note the absence of the left sigmoid sinus, as well as the complete absence of the left ...

Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is the lead author of a paper ...

Of note, the right thyroid lobe was compressed by an enlarged right interval jugular vein (IJV) and more posterior in position compared with the left lobe in the transverse view (Figure 1A vs. 1B).

Spontaneous internal jugular vein thrombosis is a rare vascular disorder. In the pre-antibiotic era this condition was a well-known complication of head and neck infection. 1 The leading cause at ...

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 ...

A 36 year-old woman presented with headaches, seizures, and numbness affecting the right side of her body. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Magnetic Resonance Venogram (MRV). Note the absence of the left ...