WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a blood clot between her brain and skull behind the right ear, her doctors said on Monday. However, they predicted that she should make a full recovery.

The Sunday check on Clinton indicated that there is a blood clot "in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear," her doctors said in a statement.

They noted that the chief US diplomat has not suffered any " stroke or neurological damage."

Clinton is making "excellent progress" in her recovery, said the doctors, adding that "they are confident she will make a full recovery."