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.

Magnetic Resonance Venogram (MRV). Note the absence of the left sigmoid sinus, as well as the complete absence of the left internal jugular vein. The left transverse sinus is attenuated. Cerebral ...

Duplex ultrasonography revealed aneurysmatic formation of the internal jugular vein (Figure 2), measuring 2.82 cm by 1.14 cm in the transverse plane, with high-velocity blood flow within the ...

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 ...

One month later, a follow-up MRI showed interval improvement of flow within the left transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, and left internal jugular vein. Mary returned to work 1 week after discharge.

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 ...

Results of the ultrasound performed about two months into the mission revealed a suspected obstructive left internal jugular venous thrombosis (blood clot) in one astronaut.

Lemierre's syndrome is characterized by disseminated abscesses and thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein after infection of the oropharynx. The predominant pathogen is a gram-negative ...