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Authors
Knight, Lachlan S. W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7633-5486
Smith, Rachel L. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4426-1259
Britten-Jones, Alexis Ceecee https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1101-2870
John, Sam E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3780-2210
Grayden, David B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5497-7234
Bui, Bang V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7298-1352
Ayton, Lauren N. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9907-084X
Nguyen, Bao N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-619X
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Melbourne (Faculty of Medicine Dentistry)
University of Melbourne (Health Sciences Early-Mid Career Researcher Project Catalyst Grant)
University of Melbourne (Health Sciences Momentum Fellowship)
University of Melbourne (Melbourne Postdoctoral Fellowship)
National Health and Medical Research Council (Investigator Grant)
University of Melbourne
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Article History
Received: 6 March 2026
Revised: 17 April 2026
Accepted: 21 April 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no other conflicts of interest related to this work. Non-financial interests: This project involved continuous input and feedback from a consumer advisor (RLS) with lived experience and voluntary leadership roles at the not-for-profit organisation Spinal CSF Leak Australia and the online CSF Leakers DownUnder patient support group. RLS receives no remuneration or additional support from these organisations.
: The study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by The University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (Date: 01/04/2025, Project ID 31496).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
