Internal jugular vein stenosis

What is internal jugular vein stenosis?

There are two internal jugular veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart. Stenosis causes an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel that can affect the pressure and flow of blood in the vein.

How do members experience internal jugular vein stenosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with internal jugular vein stenosis*

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Top treatments taken by people for internal jugular vein stenosis*

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Who has internal jugular vein stenosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 8
50s 11
60s 9
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 29
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What is internal jugular vein stenosis?

There are two internal jugular veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart. Stenosis causes an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel that can affect the pressure and flow of blood in the vein.



Common symptoms reported by people with internal jugular vein stenosis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for internal jugular vein stenosis

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Who has internal jugular vein stenosis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 27 say internal jugular vein stenosis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 8
50s 11
60s 9
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 29

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 6
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from internal jugular vein stenosis patients who have completed their condition history
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