Aug 13, 2021 | Patient Stories
This week we revisited three of our patient storytellers sharing their experiences with spinal CSF leak due to CSF-venous fistula. Kathy’s only symptom was pain when she coughed. Patty had several ear surgeries before it became clear that her leak was spinal,...
Jun 10, 2021 | Patient Stories
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...
Dec 16, 2020 | News, Patient Stories
Alice’s headache started after a sinus infection—but wouldn’t end until she had surgery to address the CSF-venous fistula causing her spinal CSF leak symptoms. Alice is one of those people for whom the term “go-getter” was invented. At 58, she walked eight miles a...
