September is pain awareness month For most people experiencing spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, pain is one of the most prominent, unrelenting symptoms, and treating it and living with it can be extremely challenging. According to the US Pain Foundation, 50...
Spinal CSF Leak Foundation in conversation with Dr. Andrew Callen Dr. Callen took some time to discuss with us his most recent publication, “A Causative Role for Remote Dural Puncture and Resultant Arachnoid Bleb in New Daily Persistent Headache,” a remarkable...
Spinal CSF Leak Foundation in conversation with Dr. Timothy Amrhein Dr. Amrhein took some time to discuss with us his most recent publication, “Efficacy of Epidural Blood Patching or Surgery in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Systematic Review and...
The Spinal CSF Leak Foundation is thrilled to announce that Dr. Emma Sechrist is the recipient of our Fellow Education Funding Award. This award enables a physician in training to attend this year’s Cedars-Sinai Intracranial Hypotension Conference, coming up July 8-9,...
Dr. Friedman’s Quality of Life Study: Update In November 2021, we invited our community to help fund an important study quantifying how spinal CSF leak affects people’s quality of life. Today we are pleased to announce that medical advisor Dr. Deborah Friedman’s...
As we wrap up this year’s Leak Week, today is all about looking ahead—to what we plan to do, what we hope to do, and what we need to do to advance understanding of spinal CSF leak and improve outcomes for everyone affected by it. As you can see in the first image,...
