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Lumbar puncture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nate3000 rated 11 months ago
From the page: "In medicine, a lumbar puncture (colloquially known as a spinal tap) is a diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)[1] for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or, in rare cases, to...

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Nate3000 rated 11 months ago
From the page: "In medicine, a lumbar puncture (colloquially known as a spinal tap) is a diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)[1] for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or, in rare cases, to relieve increased intracranial pressure."