Leak Links
Links & News articles
AusDoc Magazine: When to suspect a cerebrospinal fluid leak
Dr. Ruth Myers & Dr. Scott Davies 2019 Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak is a rare cause of headache, resulting in debilitating neurological effects
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: 10 Myths and Misperceptions
Kranz, PG, Gray, L & Amrhein, TJ 2018, ‘Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: 10 Myths and Misperceptions’, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, vol. 58, no. 7, pp. 948–959.
The Conversation: Fluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock
D. Wilhour M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
ABC News
Brain Foundation urging awareness of often under-diagnosed cerebrospinal fluid leaks – Jasmine Hines, 2022
- Danya Hodgetts spent four years trying to get a diagnosis for her spinal fluid leak
- The condition causes headaches and other neurological symptoms
- The Brain Foundation says while the condition is rare, more community awareness is needed
Video: Dr. Ian Carroll on Epidural Blood Patching
Epidural Basics: What they are and why they fail
A talk by Dr. Ian Carroll on “Epidural Blood Patch Basics” at the Bridging the Gap Conference on November 11, 2023, presented by the Spinal CSF Leak Foundation in partnership with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Brain Foundation
Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
“Unfortunately, this condition and the symptoms that accompany it can often be misdiagnosed as migraine, sinusitis, tension headache, post traumatic headache and the new entity of chronic daily persistent headache, especially in the case of spontaneous CSF Leaks. Over time the positional nature of the symptoms can diminish and further contribute to misdiagnosis.”
ABC Health Report Dr. Norman Swan
The ‘headache from hell’ that was a sign of something more serious
Dr. Norman Swan – Host
Dr. Scott Davis – Neuroradiologist, Neurological Intervention and Imaging Service of Western Australia
Sophie Mickel – Patient
Book: The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself by Andrea J Buchanan
Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one day. Suffering from a horrible cough, she inhaled the cold March air, and choked. She was choking on a lot that day. A sick child. A pending divorce. The guilt of failing, as a partner, as a mother. Relieved when the coughing abated, she thought it was over. She could not have been more wrong.
Video: The Mystery Headache: CSF Leak – A Fixable Cause of Daily Headache – 2023 Update
Many people who suffer with chronic migraine live with symptoms that are mysterious, unexplained, and undiagnosed — headache, nausea, neck stiffness, ringing in the ear — and all of these symptoms worsen as the day goes on and the individual spends more time in the upright position. However, symptoms improve as long as they are lying down. Such patients may be diagnosed with POTS, Chiari, chronic migraine, new daily persistent headache (NDPH), or even concussion. Ian Carroll, MD, discusses an often-overlooked diagnosis that can be effectively treated — spontaneous intracranial hypotension (CSF leak).