LeakWeek Day Three: Causes There are several known causes of intracranial hypotension (low volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the head) due to spinal CSF leak. They fall into three categories: spontaneous (occurring without warning), iatrogenic (caused by a...
Allison shared her thoughts with us about how and why she’s participating in #duradash, and what she wants people to understand about spinal CSF leak. You can support her #duradash campaign here! About Allison I am 51 and my leak began when I was 49. It...
LeakWeek Day Two: Symptoms The most common symptom: Positional head pain The most common and classic symptom indicating a spinal CSF leak is a type of head pain that is related to posture or position, called “orthostatic” (from the Greek orthos, meaning...
Welcome to LeakWeek 2023! Welcome to LeakWeek, our annual awareness week for spinal CSF leak and intracranial hypotension! This year we’re teaming up with Spinal CSF Leak Canada and the UK CSF Leak Association to share information, resources, and facts about spinal...
Samantha shared her thoughts with us about how and why she’s participating in #duradash, and what she wants people to understand about spinal CSF leak. You can support her #duradash campaign here! About Samantha I am currently 29 years old. I was 27 when...
My Year of Adaptation: What I Learned Putting ADAPT into Action By Jodi Blaszyk, PsyD Last year, during mental health awareness month, I shared with the Spinal CSF Leak Foundation community a mental health strategy I coined called ADAPT, for support in living with...