Now that’s changing. So-called photon-counting CT scanners use AI and advanced semiconductors to detect previously invisible spinal leaks, enabling treatment and often leading to full recovery.

Intracranial pressure (ICP) is a measurement of the pressure of brain tissue and the cerebrospinal fluid that cushions and ...

An 80-something patient came in for an annual visit recently and was worried that recent memory lapses might be symptoms of ...

where a local anesthetic is injected into the cerebrospinal fluid around the spinal cord, on the sailor. “I couldn’t find the appendix at first, because it was not in its usual position. It was bent ...

Finally, metastasis results when tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid deposit tumor cells in the epidural space.This scenario most often occurs in leukemia. [2] Spinal cord compression ...

The Mets announced Tuesday that right-hander Paul Blackburn underwent a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak repair procedure on October 11. The typical timeframe to return to play from a procedure of ...

The human brain's glymphatic system, instrumental in removing toxins, has been visualized in living people through MRI ...

The purpose of this test is to determine whether or not there are immunoglobulin proteins called oligoclonal bands dwelling in your cerebrospinal fluid. This helps your physician identify the ...

New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn underwent a procedure to repair a cerebrospinal fluid leak earlier this month and will be sidelined at least four to five months, the team announced Tuesday.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have found that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) ...

Cerebrospinal fluid leaks, caused by tears or holes in the spinal cord, are rare and difficult to identify. Because the ...