A Rare Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Nearly Killed Me—This Was My First Symptom

CSF leaks are frequently misdiagnosed as migraines or sinus infections. Experts at Cedars-Sinai note that because symptoms often overlap with more common conditions, CSF leaks are frequently ...
The Aspen Times

Nardone: Headaches, tinnitus can be signs of CSF leak

When migraine sufferers lie down, the headache starts to recede. Same with cerebrospinal fluid. Since the spine and brain fluid are one pressurized system, when the layer of tissue, dura mater, is ...
Medscape

Intracranial Hypertension Can Cause Headaches in Lupus

March 2, 2012 — Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH; also called pseudotumor cerebri [PTC] or benign intracranial hypertension) is surprisingly common in patients with systemic lupus ...
News Medical

New signaling pathway identified in aural migraine headaches

The rapid influx of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and protein solutes released during cortical spreading depression (CSD) in the brain activates neurons to trigger aural migraine headaches, according to ...