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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Cerebrospinal fluid may be able to identify aggressive brain tumors in children

It may be possible to identify the presence of an aggressive brain tumor in children by studying their cerebrospinal fluid, according to new research led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ...
News Medical

Cerebrospinal fluid leaks may be one of the mechanisms that link TBI with dementia

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks may be one of the mechanisms that link traumatic brain injury (TBI) with dementia, according to a recently published hypothesis in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational ...
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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 ...
The Conversation

Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

Danielle Wilhour does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The Conversation

Fluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock – a neurologist explains what happens when it stops working

Danielle Wilhour does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...