Basilar invagination is when the top of your spine gets pushed into the base of your skull. It leads to pinching or pressure on the brain stem, which is a bundle of nerves connecting the brain to the ...

Interventional cardiologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) provide the latest treatments for closing a hole in the heart. Our minimally invasive procedure provides treatment for ...

Single ventricle is that condition in which both atrioventricular (A-V) orifices enter a common ventricular sinus, from which the arterial trunks emerge with their coni. The following types of single ...

Lateral recess stenosis is a narrowing of space in the spine that can cause pain and numbness. Treatment options include pain relievers, physical therapy, and in severe cases, surgery. Lateral recess ...

In patients who have undergone surgical repair of TAPVC and who develop treatment-resistant pulmonary vein stenosis and postcapillary pulmonary hypertension, pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension may ...

External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is a standard neurosurgical procedure for cerebrospinal fluid diversion and intracranial pressure monitoring, yet conventional freehand techniques are ...

The internal jugular vein is the largest vein in the neck; it collects blood from the brain and face and returns it to the heart. Blockage of blood flow in the internal jugular vein can increase ...