Can a person really leak brain and/or spinal fluid?
If so, from what parts of the body can that happen, what causes it, what would happen if you were leaking brain/spinal fluid, how long would it take for something to happen, and what can be done to treat it? Also, is there anyway to prevent it or does it just happen and are there any symptoms?
I know that's a lot of questions in one but even if you only know the answer to one that would be helpful.
Serious answers only please.
Answers:
Cerebrospinal fluid is the fluid found in and around the central nervous system (CNS) organs, the brain and spinal cord. It protects the brain and spinal cord by acting like a liquid cushion. The fluid allows the organs to be buoyant protecting them from blows or other trauma. Inside the skull the cerebrospinal fluid is contained by the dura which covers the brain. Any trauma or tear in the dura can allow the fluid to leak out creating an emergency situation.
Cerebrospinal fluid leak
http://pennhealth.com/ency/imagepages/92...
A tear in the dura may occur under the following circumstances:
Spontaneously
After surgery:
Spinal
Sinus
Brain
Head
After penetrating head trauma.
CSF leak can also be caused by a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) or by epidural placement of catheters for anesthesia or pain medications.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
" The actual leak itself is not harmful, and will not cause any long term damage.The danger is that at any time if fluid can leak out then infection can potentially get in, causing meningitis.
A constant leak can cause low CSF pressure which can lead to chronic headaches. This sort of leak would probably require surgical correction, as it is not likely to close spontaneously ater this time period.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/mess...
"SAGGING BRAIN" CASE DRAMATIZES IMPORTANCE OF EXHAUSTIVE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMS IN PATIENTS WITH PUZZLING CONDITIONS
The report chronicles the tribulations of a 51-year-old Sacramento, Calif., computer programmer in otherwise excellent health whom neurologists were unable to treat.
http://pub.ucsf.edu/newsservices/release...
Case Report :
"We report a 43-yr-old patient who had lumbar spine reexploration surgery complicated by a cerebrospinal fluid leak which led to cerebellar hemorrhage manifested by postoperative mental status changes. "
http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/...
FDA Approves Sealant to Prevent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks After Brain Surgery
Presently, s urgeons use a variety of approaches to make sure the surgical incision site doesn't leak spinal fluid. One method is to "oversew" the area, which means surgeons sew the stitches closer together in the tissues immediately overlying the surgical site. Some surgeons pack the area with other tissues from the patient, such as fat, muscle, or connective tissue.
DuraSeal consists of synthetic absorbable sealant materials and an applicator to apply the sealant to the incision site. The sealant is composed of two solutions, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) ester solution and a trilysine amine solution. When mixed together, the solutions combine to form the sealant gel. The sealant is absorbed in approximately four to eight weeks, enough time to allow for healing.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2005/...
Yes especially if you suffer from dwarfism and have a shunt.
yeah if your head gets ventilated with lead shot or a spinal disk goes then everything leaks everywhere like in the horror movies or CSI where they show brain matter on a car bumper. yucky!
I can answer only one for you. Yes a persons brain can leak fluid, I have a friend in a wheelchair and he has said affliction. The doctors have put a tube in his brain that runs down the side of his neck, you can see it and feel it, it causes him no angst. I am not sure where in the body it drains too, I am hoping that it is expelled with bodily waste.
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I know that's a lot of questions in one but even if you only know the answer to one that would be helpful.
Serious answers only please.
Answers:
Cerebrospinal fluid is the fluid found in and around the central nervous system (CNS) organs, the brain and spinal cord. It protects the brain and spinal cord by acting like a liquid cushion. The fluid allows the organs to be buoyant protecting them from blows or other trauma. Inside the skull the cerebrospinal fluid is contained by the dura which covers the brain. Any trauma or tear in the dura can allow the fluid to leak out creating an emergency situation.
Cerebrospinal fluid leak
http://pennhealth.com/ency/imagepages/92...
A tear in the dura may occur under the following circumstances:
Spontaneously
After surgery:
Spinal
Sinus
Brain
Head
After penetrating head trauma.
CSF leak can also be caused by a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) or by epidural placement of catheters for anesthesia or pain medications.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
" The actual leak itself is not harmful, and will not cause any long term damage.The danger is that at any time if fluid can leak out then infection can potentially get in, causing meningitis.
A constant leak can cause low CSF pressure which can lead to chronic headaches. This sort of leak would probably require surgical correction, as it is not likely to close spontaneously ater this time period.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/mess...
"SAGGING BRAIN" CASE DRAMATIZES IMPORTANCE OF EXHAUSTIVE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMS IN PATIENTS WITH PUZZLING CONDITIONS
The report chronicles the tribulations of a 51-year-old Sacramento, Calif., computer programmer in otherwise excellent health whom neurologists were unable to treat.
http://pub.ucsf.edu/newsservices/release...
Case Report :
"We report a 43-yr-old patient who had lumbar spine reexploration surgery complicated by a cerebrospinal fluid leak which led to cerebellar hemorrhage manifested by postoperative mental status changes. "
http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/...
FDA Approves Sealant to Prevent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks After Brain Surgery
Presently, s urgeons use a variety of approaches to make sure the surgical incision site doesn't leak spinal fluid. One method is to "oversew" the area, which means surgeons sew the stitches closer together in the tissues immediately overlying the surgical site. Some surgeons pack the area with other tissues from the patient, such as fat, muscle, or connective tissue.
DuraSeal consists of synthetic absorbable sealant materials and an applicator to apply the sealant to the incision site. The sealant is composed of two solutions, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) ester solution and a trilysine amine solution. When mixed together, the solutions combine to form the sealant gel. The sealant is absorbed in approximately four to eight weeks, enough time to allow for healing.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2005/...
Yes especially if you suffer from dwarfism and have a shunt.
yeah if your head gets ventilated with lead shot or a spinal disk goes then everything leaks everywhere like in the horror movies or CSI where they show brain matter on a car bumper. yucky!
I can answer only one for you. Yes a persons brain can leak fluid, I have a friend in a wheelchair and he has said affliction. The doctors have put a tube in his brain that runs down the side of his neck, you can see it and feel it, it causes him no angst. I am not sure where in the body it drains too, I am hoping that it is expelled with bodily waste.
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