LeakWeek 2023 Day Four: The View From Here

LeakWeek 2023 Day Four: The View From Here

#theviewfromhere The Spinal CSF Leak Foundation, Spinal CSF Leak Canada, and the CSF Leak Association invited people from around the world to help highlight the hidden reality of living with a CSF leak. We asked everyone to take a photo of what they see on a typical...
LeakWeek 2023 Day Three: Causes

LeakWeek 2023 Day Three: Causes

LeakWeek Day Three: Causes   There are several known causes of intracranial hypotension (low volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the head) due to spinal CSF leak. They fall into three categories: spontaneous (occurring without warning), iatrogenic (caused by a...
Duradash® Spotlight: Allison

Duradash® Spotlight: Allison

Allison shared her thoughts with us about how and why she’s participating in #duradash, and what she wants people to understand about spinal CSF leak. You can support her #duradash campaign here!         About Allison I am 51 and my leak began when I was 49. It...
LeakWeek 2023 Day Two: Symptoms

LeakWeek 2023 Day Two: Symptoms

LeakWeek Day Two: Symptoms     The most common symptom: Positional head pain The most common and classic symptom indicating a spinal CSF leak is a type of head pain that is related to posture or position, called “orthostatic” (from the Greek orthos, meaning...
LeakWeek 2023: Day One

LeakWeek 2023: Day One

Welcome to LeakWeek 2023! Welcome to LeakWeek, our annual awareness week for spinal CSF leak and intracranial hypotension! This year we’re teaming up with Spinal CSF Leak Canada and the UK CSF Leak Association to share information, resources, and facts about spinal...