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Billy Joel’s brain fluid imbalance: what it means

May 28 (UPI) --Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and ...

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 ...
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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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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, ...

AI-based optical diagnostic platform can distinguish harmless sniffles from risky brain fluid leaks

A collaborative research team has developed the world's first AI-based optical diagnostic platform that enables rapid and ...
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The Mysterious Flow of Fluid in the Brain

A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a subject of debate. Encased in the skull, perched atop the spine, the brain has a ...
Science Daily

Your brain does something surprising when you don’t sleep

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...
The Conversation

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

Danielle Wilhour does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) ...