Mar 15, 2024 | Awareness week
The Central Nervous System The central nervous system (CNS) is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. Its main function is as the processing center for the nervous system, taking in information received through sensory systems and other parts of the body,...
Mar 14, 2024 | Awareness week
Cranial Nerves and Spinal CSF Leak For day four of Brain Awareness Week, we’re discussing the impact of spinalcerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak on cranial nerves. The cranial nerves are a group of 12 paired nerves that start in the back of your brain and extend...
Mar 12, 2024 | Awareness week
Head pain due to spinal CSF leak For many people experiencing spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, the most prominent symptom is head pain that worsens when upright and improves when lying down. But some patients never experience this kind of orthostatic...
Nov 21, 2023 | Conference, News
A talk by Dr. Marius Birlea at the Bridging the Gap Conference on November 11, 2023, presented by the Spinal CSF Leak Foundation in partnership with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Marius Birlea, MD, FAHS, is an Associate Professor of...
