Mandii and her aunt Heidi had to fight to get her dad, Rex, the care he needed to get better. Rex following his treatment While headache is the most common symptom resulting from intracranial hypotension (or low pressure in the head) due to a spinal cerebrospinal...
NEW! Listen to this story Developing a low-pressure headache after receiving epidural anesthesia in childbirth is not uncommon: New mothers are often warned about the possibility that an anesthetist’s needle can slip just a hair too far, piercing the dura, allowing...
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,...
by Andi BuchananAnn Fields is passionate about education. She’s spent the past 31 years as a special education teacher. And so it’s no surprise that she views her upcoming retirement party, on June 2, as a teachable moment. Even the invitations she made to hand out...
