This is Day 3 of #leakweek 2018 – because your dura maters℠
Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is an under-diagnosed cause of disabling daily headache with other neurological symptoms and complications that can happen to anyone. A spinal CSF leak is treatable, BUT ONLY if the correct diagnosis is made. The tagline – because your dura maters℠ – highlights the TREATABLE aspect of this often very disabling neurological disorder. Many patients, although not all, can be cured.
Could YOUR daily headache be due to a spinal CSF leak? Could you be cured?
Because spinal CSF leak is unfamiliar to most physicians, it is often misdiagnosed. Patients can suffer for months, years or decades with the wrong diagnosis and the wrong treatments. Medications rarely help. The most common symptom of headache is often much worse when upright, so patients may have difficulty functioning normally while upright. The degree of DISABILITY varies from mild to profound.
Our primary goal of Leak Week is to raise awareness so that more patients might be correctly diagnosed and treated.
Please share our #leakweek 2018 factsheet
>>> Later today, we will share an informative interview with Dr. Stephen Silberstein, the Director of Jefferson Headache Center and spinal CSF leak expert. #becauseyourduramaters
Check our Facebook page for all the activity with patient stories and photos
Watch for more photos on social media of landmarks shining PURPLE this evening
Pennsylvania State Capitol – Harrisburg, PA
Ben Franklin Bridge – Philadelphia, PA & Camden, NJ
Cira Centre – Philadelphia, PA
Wells Fargo’s Duke Energy Center – Charlotte, NC
Bank of America Plaza – Dallas, TX
K&D Terminal Tower – Cleveland, OH
British Columbia Legislative Assembly – Victoria, BC
High Level Bridge – Edmonton, AB
City Hall – Toronto, ON
Remember that Thursday March 8 is Wear Purple Day!
Help us to raise awareness about #spinalCSFleak
Be sure to tune in to Ask the Experts LIVE on our Facebook page
#leakweek #becauseyourduramaters #spinalCSFleak