… headaches, vision changes, and hearing loss.
CSF leaks can be separated into two groups. Spontaneous leaks occur without any known cause. Traumatic leaks are most commonly related to a history of head injury, surgery, or tumors.
Along with neurosurgeon Dan Surdell, Barnes surgically fixed the “potentially dangerous problem” several weeks ago, Nebraska Medicine released in a statement.
If left untreated, the leak could have caused a life-threatening infection, because bacteria from the nose could have passed to the brain.