If one’s headache does not subside on its own within a couple days, treatment may be necessary. A physician may conduct imaging tests to verify one’s headache is caused by leaking spinal fluid and not something else. Once it is confirmed the headache is related to the CSF test, treatmen...
A spinal headache is a headache which occurs after the membrane which surrounds the spinal cord has been punctured, as occurs in spinal anesthesia and lumbar punctures. The headache is caused by the leaking of spinal fluid through the puncture site, and usually onsets between 12 hours and a ...
Epidural steroid injections are generally very safe, but there are some rare potential complications. One of the most common risks is for the needle to go too deep and cause a hole in the dura, the tissue that surrounds the spinal cord and nerve roots. When this occurs spinal fluid can l...
I once tripped over a stick on the cement while running and wearing shorts. The blood flow stopped soon, but this yellow fluid kept on leaking out. I put a bandage on it, but after a shower, that night, I tore of the bandage again. It was filled with this yellow-white goo. My mo...
Spinal fluid may leak from the LP site. Your nerves or spinal cord may be damaged during an LP. If you have an Ommaya reservoir, it may become twisted or blocked. You may have an allergic reaction to the chemo or get an infection in your spine or brain. IT chemo may cause seizures....
A lumbar puncture , or spinal tap, is a procedure to collect a sample of CSF fluid to check for infection or test CSF pressure. Lumbar drainage is a procedure used to drain CSF fluid to see if your symptoms get better. Healthcare providers use a needle to insert a catheter (tube) to...
The blood flow stopped soon, but this yellow fluid kept on leaking out. I put a bandage on it, but after a shower, that night, I tore of the bandage again. It was filled with this yellow-white goo. My mother washed it with salt water. She put another bandage on it. It was ...
The blood flow stopped soon, but this yellow fluid kept on leaking out. I put a bandage on it, but after a shower, that night, I tore of the bandage again. It was filled with this yellow-white goo. My mother washed it with salt water. She put another bandage on it. It was ...
certain birth defects that affect the kidneys and urinary tract and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. It is discovered either via ultrasound or when fluid is leaking from the sac, and treatments are limited to an amnioinfusion or, simply, delivering the baby. Oligohydramnios is the most worri...
Putting their existing ‘Naples Soap’ into an elastic case (keeping the case shut to prevent soggy soap scum from leaking out into the portmanteau), they introduced their new innovation, the ‘Naples Travelling Tablet’. These are just some of the many products that I’ll be looking into ...