A new study from Cedars-Sinai suggests that some people diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) ...

which is called a CSF-venous fistula. Because the pressure in the vein is lower than the pressure in the spinal fluid, this acts like a one-way pipe that allows spinal fluid to flow out.

especially CSF-venous fistula," said Keith L. Black, MD, chair of the department of Neurosurgery and the Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience at Cedars-Sinai. "This specialized imaging ...