What is venous congestion in the head?

1 Causes of the disease

It must be remembered that the circulatory system in the head is arranged differently than in other parts of the body. Thus, blood saturated with oxygen and nutrients, first enters the small capillaries, and then merges into special veins that flow into the sinuses, that is, the venous sinuses, designed for large volumes of moving fluid. It's the sinuses that prevent stagnation and help control intracranial pressure.

Among other things, the blood vessels themselves have a huge role in controlling the venous outflow, which have special receptors sending the brain signals that the volume of veins should be increased if the amount of blood in them increases. This allows you to quickly reduce intracranial pressure. However, the violation of this fine mechanism of self-regulation of blood supply in the brain can lead to the most unfavorable consequences. There are many causes of venous congestion in the head, including:

• embolism and vein thrombosis;
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• infectious diseases of the tissues and membranes of the brain;
• inflammation of the brain vessels;
• hydrocephalus;
• cardiovascular disease;
• hemorrhages and swelling due to head injuries;
• osteochondrosis of the cervical spine;
• tumors of the spinal cord in the neck;
• hormonal disorders;
• brain tumors;
• aneurysm of cerebral vessels;
• problems with the lungs and bronchi.

This is not all the reasons that can provoke the development of venous congestion in the head. With venous stasis there is a buildup of blood in the blood vessels of the brain, which can provoke extremely unpleasant symptoms.

2 Symptomatic manifestations of

Almost all diseases or pathologies of the brain are accompanied by obvious symptoms, and venous blood stasis is no exception. To identify this pathological state of blood supply to the brain, you should pay attention to the following symptoms:

• frequent headaches that increase with tilting or turning the head;
• development of severe headaches on the background of stress or alcohol intake;
• pain in the ears;
• noise in the head;
• Vein dilatation in the eyeball;
• dizziness in the morning;
• causeless headaches in the morning;
• cyanosis of the face;
• swelling of the lower extremities;
• frequent syncope;
• numbness of the limbs;
• mental disorders;
• reduced sensitivity of the limbs.

This is by no means all the symptoms that may indicate the presence of venous congestion in the head. For example, a clear symptomatic manifestation of this pathological condition is increased intracranial pressure, as well as systemic metabolic disorders. In elderly people against the background of this pathological standing, often sober mind is reduced and dementia develops. If you have any symptoms of abnormal blood flow from the vessels located in the brain, you should visit the doctor immediately, as in the future such a state can cause ischemia of brain tissue and other no less adverse complications.

3 Diagnosis and treatment of

To determine venous stagnation of blood in some cases it is enough to collect an anamnesis, but not in all cases, as it is not always clear what exactly triggered such a pathological condition. Most doctors, before the final diagnosis is made, try to do a maximum of research so that the most effective treatment can then be prescribed. To the minimum of the studies needed to refine the venous stagnation in the brain, is:

1. ultrasound of the vessels of the neck.
2. Computed tomography.
3. Magnetic resonance imaging.
4. Angiography of cerebral vessels.

These studies can identify the root cause of the development of pathology. Given that venous congestion in the brain can provoke a variety of diseases, self-medication is not worth it, since it not only can mask the symptoms, but also provoke a worsening of the condition.

As a rule, after comprehensive diagnostics, individual treatment of the underlying cause of pathology development is appointed.

To reduce the unpleasant symptoms associated with venous congestion and reduce the risk of serious complications, often prescribed drugs such as:

1. Anticoagulants.
2. Antiaggregants.
3. Diuretics.
4. Venotonics.
5. Caffeine.
6. Eufillin.
7. Stugeron.
8. Prodectin.

All these drugs can solve some or other of the problems associated with such a condition as venous congestion. For example, anticoagulants and antiaggregants help to thin the blood, which prevents thrombosis in the blood vessels of the brain and improves blood flow. Diuretics help to quickly remove excess fluid from the body, which reduces the risk of stretching and breaking the veins. In addition, these drugs have a tonic effect on the muscle layer of blood vessels, increasing their tone. Venotonics are necessary means to improve the standing of the walls of blood vessels, including increasing their extensibility and tone. Such drugs as Stugeron and Prodektin help normalize blood circulation and stimulate brain function. Eufillin, as a rule, is used when an increased intracranial pressure was diagnosed.