Like many patients with a spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, Patty was diagnosed with many things—and underwent some needless procedures—before finally receiving the correct diagnosis and treatment. Patty has always been incredibly active. Even now, at 75, she...
A lucky coincidence helped connect Katrina to an expert who could correctly diagnose and treat her spinal CSF leak. Katrina with her husband Katrina had just returned to Pasadena after a month-long trip to Australia with her boyfriend. She was 29, an interior designer...
Martha considers herself fortunate to have received a relatively speedy diagnosis and treatment—but it wasn’t an easy process. Martha was on her way home from her son’s hockey tournament when she first noticed the headache. As a former nurse, she was mildly concerned,...
We recently reviewed the updated Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and several studies demonstrating the improved health benefits that come with short durations of physical activity that may be applicable to those with limited upright time. See more on that...
Our friends at the National Headache Foundation (NHF) feature Low Pressure Headache or intracranial hypotension due to spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak on this episode of HeadsUp. In this podcast, Dr. Vincent Martin, president of the NHF, explains how some people...
Join us for an Ask the Expert event from Monday, February 4 thru Thursday, February 7 with Dr. Linda Gray Leithe, neuroradiologist at Duke University. She will be available to answer (typed) questions about #spinalCSFleak on our #Inspire support community.Stop in...
