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 ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT A blood clot that forms in the face is medically referred to as cavernous sinus thrombosis; a life-threatening condition associated with several symptoms.

Jeremy Brauer, clinical professor of dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center, explains that the veins here lead back to the “cavernous sinus” located in the brain. Squeezing a pimple can ...

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 ...

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 ...

Treatment for nasal cellulitis typically involves the antibiotic amoxicillin. Your cavernous sinus is a space at the base of your brain, behind your eyes. Bacteria from infections in your face ...

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 ...

A loud bruit was heard over the left eye. Carotid - Cavernous Sinus Fistula: Internal Carotid Artery Angiogram, lateral view, three sequential images. Note the early opacification of the internal ...