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Saif Ali Khan stabbed: What is spinal fluid leak? Doctor explains symptoms, treatment

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was seriously injured during a confrontation with an intruder at his residence in Mumbai's Bandra on Thursday. The 54-year-old actor suffered multiple stab wounds in the ...
The Conversation

Fluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock – a neurologist explains what happens when it stops working

Your brain produces around a pint of cerebrospinal fluid each day. Archibald Church, Diseases of the nervous system (1908)/Internet Archive via Flickr Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, ...
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Saif Ali Khan had spinal fluid leakage post attack: Know what it is and how is it treated

Actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked on Thursday morning at his residence by an intruder. In the scuffle that happened in the early hours of Thursday, Khan was stabbed with a knife. Khan was taken to the ...
Medical Xpress

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health detected abnormal proteins in the spinal fluid of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which could help ...
New Scientist

Spinal fluid test may enable earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

High levels of a certain enzyme in the fluid around a person’s brain and spinal cord could be a sign that they have Parkinson’s disease – potentially enabling the condition to be diagnosed earlier.