Patient Voices GivingTuesday 2021: Shana

Patient Voices GivingTuesday 2021: Shana

Life with a spinal CSF leak This GivingTuesday, the Spinal CSF Leak Foundation is raising money for a groundbreaking new study on quality of life in people with spinal CSF leak. Recently, we invited people with spinal CSF leak to share their thoughts about the...
GivingTuesday 2021

GivingTuesday 2021

What is GivingTuesday? GivingTuesday, a day when people from around the world support their favorite causes, is built around the idea of “radical generosity,” which the organization defines as “the concept that the suffering of others should be as intolerable to us as...
Research Update: Chiari 1 vs. SIH

Research Update: Chiari 1 vs. SIH

Foundation-funded study published on differentiation between Chiari malformation type 1 and SIH We are pleased to report that a Foundation-funded research study has just been published in the Journal of Neurosurgery titled “Differentiation of Chiari malformation...
Kathy’s Spinal CSF Leak Story

Kathy’s Spinal CSF Leak Story

For many people experiencing spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, the most prominent symptom is a headache that worsens when upright and improves when lying down. But some patients never experience this kind of orthostatic headache symptom. Kathy Webster was one of...
#duradash spotlight: Arianna Benedetti

#duradash spotlight: Arianna Benedetti

Arianna Benedetti shared her thoughts with us about how she plans to participate in this year’s #duradash. Visit her page to see updates on her progress and give your support! Check out Arianna’s #duradash page here! Arianna, 31, began experiencing...