A CSF leak is when CSF drains from a tear or hole in the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. The resulting drainage can escape from a person's nose—appearing just like a runny nose.

was allowing Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) to drain into her nasal and buccal cavities. The condition is a rare one known as a Cerebrospinal Fluid leak, commonly called CSF leak [2]. Kendra must have ...

In a study published today (July 24) in Nature, researchers show that there is a hot spot of meningeal lymphatic vessels at the base of the rodent skull that is specialized to drain CSF and allow ...

Various supplemental tests, including the CSF tap test, external CSF drainage via spinal catheter, and CSF outflow resistance determination, can improve the accuracy of predicting a response to ...

More information: Matt J. Matrongolo et al, Piezo1 agonist restores meningeal lymphatic vessels, drainage, and brain-CSF perfusion in craniosynostosis and aged mice, Journal of Clinical ...

The company will keep the systems on the market but is asking providers to check devices for visible cracks and return affected devices.

A flow-limiting valve operates by limiting CSF drainage under normal pressure conditions, but will switch to allow a higher flow rate in response to increased ICP. However, despite all of the ...