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#SPINAL FLUID PATCH#
Once properly diagnosed, a blood patch procedure is often an effective treatment for spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, a Mayo Clinic neurologist. "About 85% of patients with a cerebrospinal fluid leak at the level of the spine will have an orthostatic headache - one that gets worse when they stand up and better when they lie down," says Dr. Leaks can occur in the skull or at any point along the spinal column.īecause headache is a common symptom, patients are often misdiagnosed or mistreated for migraines. It cushions the brain and spinal cord from injury, delivers nutrients and acts as a waste removal system for the brain.Ī cerebrospinal fluid leak occurs when fluid escapes through a small tear or hole in the outermost layer of tissue that surrounds the brain or the spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid is the clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
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