Medically reviewed by Angela Ryan Lee, MD If you are having an unexplained low-pressure headache, it's possible that you may have a rare condition called a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. When you ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks can occur during or after skull base surgery, particularly in procedures involving the pituitary gland or other anterior skull base structures. Managing these leaks ...

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that some patients diagnosed with a serious brain disease called ...

Spinal fluid leakage is a serious medical condition that demands attention and care. Early recognition and prompt treatment ...

In order to perform the CSF Oligoclonal Bands test, a sample of your cerebrospinal fluid is retrieved. The most common way to attain a sample is through a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal ...

In related news, other scientists recently reported that phospho-tau isoforms in the CSF mirror protofibrillar forms of tau, called soluble tau assemblies (STA), in the parenchyma. These STAs ...

A new surgical technique developed by Turkish neurosurgeons has been reported to significantly prevent Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, a ...

Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be a valuable diagnostic tool. This column describes cerebellomedullary CSF collection in the dog. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is present throughout the ...