Learn the critical warning signs that distinguish between ordinary neck pain and potentially serious conditions requiring ...

A doctor warned against giving careless massages after a wife's neck rub left her husband paralysed. The patient 54, had asked his spouse for a rubdown to relieve the ache in his neck and shoulders.

"A patient came in after what was described as a 'head injury.' We realized how bad it was after seeing a plastic grocery bag ...

Amber Ford says she wants to 'fight for better odds' of surviving her rare brain condition by seeing a specialist surgeon ...

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"I'm now a head and neck surgeon, but during my trauma rotation ... There was actually one stab wound that missed a major artery by millimeters. As we were placing back the guts into the cavity ...

The left and right PCAs form the longest sections of the circle of Willis. The internal carotid arteries are located in the front of the neck. They travel through the carotid canal, where they enter ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most ... The vagus emerges from the brain, exits the skull, then runs down your neck along the carotid arteries. It plays ...

This design enhances the navigability of the device, especially in tortuous anatomy and apposition ... and parent artery patency in three patients. At 1 year, complete occlusion was observed in 66/90 ...