Question 1

please describe the disease called where the fluid from the spine?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: Meningitis? Syringomyelia? Hydrocephalus? Pseudotumor cerebri? Spinal fluid headache? All the options i can think of without more specifics from your question.

Question 2

about the spine do i need spindle fluid drained?

Accepted Answer

No: spinal fluid provides nutrition to the nerves.  It is a normal part of you body

Question 3

does an mri of the spine show spinal fluid problems?

Accepted Answer

Need a spinal tap: For evaluating spinal fluid a spinal tap is necessary. This is the only way to evaluate the fluid for any problems.  An MRI would only be able to evaluate if there is a leak in the sac containing the nerves.

Question 4

how dangerous is a spinal tap for csf fluid? does the spine miss it?

Accepted Answer

Not dangerous: The most frequent problem might be a post-spinal tap headache when up and about, which can easily be reversed.  The missing fluid is typically replenished with a half hour, and usually the puncture closes rapidly.  Otherwise, complications a few and far between.  It is a very safe process these days.

Question 5

i had an epidural, my spinal fluids were leaking, now three years later i continuously have this pinching sensation in my spine. what is this?

Accepted Answer

Unrelated: Spinal fluid leak after injection is sealed and healed. Your pain is related to the original problem. So refer back to your treating doc for recommendations.

Question 6

inadvertently/experimentally if like all the pathogens known were injected into the spine. are they detectable in blood or just spinal fluid?% please

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Fantasy question: Homework, right? There's an anatomical barrier that prevents the microbes that produce meningitis (which is what you're talking about, I think) from getting into the blood (sepsis). The meningococcus seems to cross this barrier with ease. Most others don't (for example, a person may have CSF dripping with cryptococcus but none in the blood).

Question 7

mri shows a fluid build up in lumbar spine, what to do?

Accepted Answer

Fluid build up??: Would need more info - not sure what fluid "build up" means - we would need to look at your MRI to see exactly what's going on.

Question 8

i have chiari malformation and we found this on an mri. another mri for the spine and no fluid was blocked. my symptom get worse. do i need surgery?

Accepted Answer

Neurosurgery always : sounds scary. In truth, current minimally invasive techniques have remarkably low risk in the hands of pediatric and adult neurosurgeons. And that's who you need to ask, because the decision is not based on the size, or length, of the Chiari malformation, it's based on symptoms that interfere with a person's daily functioning. Review your MRI's with the neurosurgeon at your  first consult.

Question 9

what doctor can diagnose and treat a spinal fluid leak in the spine that has caused a chiari?

Accepted Answer

Spine surgeon: Neurosurgery, or orthopoedic surgeon who does spine surgery can both diagnose and treat your spinal,fluid leak. Call now!

Question 10

i have a sharp but bearable pain in between my spine and scapula area everytime i breathe in with my hands extended out in front. can this be air or fluid trapped in the area that needs to be released? should i go to a chiropractor to get this checked out

Accepted Answer

Pleuritic chest pain: This type of pain can signify inflammation of membranes within the chest cavity, usually in young people due to transient self limiting causes BUT sometimes due to serious potentially life threatening causes :so best to go in and get checked out NOW.

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Please describe the disease called where the fluid from the spine?

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About the spine do i need spindle fluid drained?

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Does an mri of the spine show spinal fluid problems?

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How dangerous is a spinal tap for csf fluid? does the spine miss it?

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I had an epidural, my spinal fluids were leaking, now three years later i continuously have this pinching sensation in my spine. what is this?

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Inadvertently/experimentally if like all the pathogens known were injected into the spine. are they detectable in blood or just spinal fluid?% please

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Mri shows a fluid build up in lumbar spine, what to do?

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I have chiari malformation and we found this on an mri. another mri for the spine and no fluid was blocked. my symptom get worse. do i need surgery?

A member asked:

What doctor can diagnose and treat a spinal fluid leak in the spine that has caused a chiari?

A member asked:

I have a sharp but bearable pain in between my spine and scapula area everytime i breathe in with my hands extended out in front. can this be air or fluid trapped in the area that needs to be released? should i go to a chiropractor to get this checked out

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