Many who’ve had a nasal Covid-19 test performed on themselves have described it as feeling like that swab got as far back as their brains. If done correctly, the swab is angled parallel to the floor, ...

This case study redefines picking someone’s brain. A woman’s coronavirus test went horribly south after she inexplicably began leaking cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from her nose, according to a case ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A rare case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurred after a healthcare worker inadvertently ...

After swabbing for COVID, a woman began leaking cerebrospinal fluid, which is found in the protective lining of the brain and spine. However... What's False Doctors theorized that the trauma and ...

Brain fluid started leaking from a woman's nose after she was swabbed for COVID-19 testing as the extra-long Q-tips caused 'trauma' to pre-existing defect in the woman's skull. The University of Iowa ...

The woman in her 40s underwent testing prior to an elective hernia repair, and shortly thereafter developed a variety of symptoms, including unilateral rhinorrhea, headache, and vomiting, but her ...

The U.S. patient, who had an undiagnosed condition, suffered from headaches, vomiting and neck stiffness after a nasal swab was administered. This was the first report of a leak following a COVID-19 ...

A woman who underwent a nasal swab to get tested for Covid-19 was left with a leaking brain. The woman, who is in her 40s, was being tested ahead of an elective surgery for a hernia repair, according ...

After enduring months and months of what seemed like an endlessly runny nose, a man from the Czech Republic finally got answers. It turns out that the problem ran deeper than he thought. The fluid ...

What The Study Did: Researchers describe what to their knowledge is the first case of a cerebrospinal fluid leak after nasal testing for COVID-19. Authors: Jarrett Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., of the ...

People who have had the Covid swab test say that it feels like their brain is being pierced by an oversized cotton bud. Recent lurid headlines will not put people at ease. “Woman’s nose ‘starts ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --Researchers on Thursday described a "very rare" health complication linked with COVID-19 testing: brain fluid leak. They documented what may be the first case -- in a woman in her 40s - ...