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...
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...
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...
All week this week, leading up to Mother’s Day, we have been sharing stories from mothers in our community about what it’s like to mother while leaking. Their experiences of grappling with uncertainty, grief, and resiliency as they navigate illness and...
Living with a spinal CSF leak is difficult. And when you’re a caretaker of others, it can be even more of a challenge. Add to that the cultural expectations that exist around motherhood, and many mothers living with leaks find themselves stretched as thin as dura...
