A Rare Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Nearly Killed Me—This Was My First Symptom

CSF leaks are frequently misdiagnosed as migraines or sinus infections. Experts at Cedars-Sinai note that because symptoms often overlap with more common conditions, CSF leaks are frequently ...
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Fluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock – a neurologist explains what happens when it stops working

Your brain produces around a pint of cerebrospinal fluid each day. Archibald Church, Diseases of the nervous system (1908)/Internet Archive via Flickr Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, ...
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Nardone: Headaches, tinnitus can be signs of CSF leak

When migraine sufferers lie down, the headache starts to recede. Same with cerebrospinal fluid. Since the spine and brain fluid are one pressurized system, when the layer of tissue, dura mater, is ...
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Medical electronics imaging to aid sufferers of cerebral spinal fluid leaks

It all started with a Planet Analog blog, Low-cost, minimally invasive piezoelectric MEMS sensor monitors critical brain pressure. Two comments came in from an audience member with the screen name ...
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A spinal fluid leak derailed my life of travel and food, but taught me to find beauty in the small things

During any life-changing event, there comes a moment when the fog of the crisis temporarily clears, and you realize with certainty that things will never be the same again. That moment gets a lot of ...
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Orthostatic Headache? Consider Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

For many patients with debilitating headaches caused by spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), their condition is not diagnosed or treated because of a lack of awareness about it, conclude the ...
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Head always hurting? Could be a spinal fluid leak

As the Brick resident tells it, the doctor gave her a needle in the wrong spot, causing an instant train wreck.She left with a searing headache that turned into a long-term disability.One day in 2005, ...
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Fluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock - a neurologist explains what happens when it stops working

Aurora: Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and spinal cord ...