Other kinds of headaches that keep coming back, such as migraines or tension headaches, are often mistaken for sinus headaches. Because the treatment you need depends on the type of headache you ...

A heart rate of 100 beats per minute (bpm) or higher, also known as tachycardia, can be a normal body response to exercise, stress ... The heart has a specialized electrical conduction system that ...

Oxidative stress is an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants in the body that can lead to cell and tissue damage. Evidence suggests that long-term oxidative stress contributes to the ...

The integumentary system is the body’s outermost layer. Composed of skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves, its main job is to protect your insides from elements in your environment, like pollution and ...

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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 ...

Background Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) may extend into the middle or anterior cerebral artery (ICA-T) or be confined to the intracranial (ICA-I) or extracranial segment (ICA-E).

Background Challenging anatomy for carotid artery access can result in a delay to achieve successful recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to study emergent direct ...

Carotid ultrasonography and 12-lead echocardiography were also conducted by a professional. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight (kg) divided by the square of height (m 2). The sitting ...

Humans, like all mammals and birds, maintain a near constant core body temperature of 36–37.5°C over a broad range of environmental conditions and are thus referred to as endotherms. The evolution of ...