A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with headache, fever, intermittent right-sided otorrhoea, and rhinorrhoea. Analysis of nasal discharge confirmed the presence of beta-2-transferrin. CT ...
Prognostic Significance of Occult Metastases Detected by Sentinel Lymphadenectomy and Reverse Transcriptase–Polymerase Chain Reaction in Early-Stage Melanoma Patients PURPOSE: Leptomeningeal disease ...
A new study suggests that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) -- an incurable condition that robs patients of the ability to control their behavior and cope ...
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks may be one of the mechanisms that link traumatic brain injury (TBI) with dementia, according to a recently published hypothesis in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational ...
There are a variety of causes for brain fluid leaks, which may be spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic (caused by medical procedures). According to studies, 80% of CSF leaks are due to nonsurgical ...
A runny nose often results from common ailments but can sometimes indicate a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, which poses serious health risks. CSF leaks may be due to trauma, spontaneous causes, or ...