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Lumbar Puncture
A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, is a test to evaluate the fluid (cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF) surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
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Lumbar puncture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 ...
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Lumbar Puncture - Migraine Headaches and Other Neurological Disorders ...
What is a lumbar puncture (LP)? A lumbar puncture (an LP) is the insertion of a needle into the fluid within the spinal canal. It is termed a "lumbar puncture" because the ...
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spinal puncture - definition of spinal puncture in the Medical ...
spinal puncture. n. See lumbar puncture. spinal puncture. See lumbar puncture. spinal. pertaining to a spine or to the vertebral column and in many instances to the spinal cord.
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Lumbar puncture: Why is it performed? - MayoClinic.com
A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, removes a small amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — the fluid that protects your brain and spinal cord from injury — for ...
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spinal puncture definition of spinal puncture in the Free Online ...
spinal puncture, surgical penetration of the spinal canal by a hollow needle introduced between two of the lumbar vertebrae. The arrangement permits injection of antibiotics or ...
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Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
If your child is scheduled to have a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, read about how this test is performed and when you can expect the results.
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Lumbar puncture LP spinal tap
Lumbar puncture (LP), also called a spinal tap, is an invasive outpatient procedure used to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space in the spine ...
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spinal puncture — Infoplease.com
More on spinal puncture from Infoplease: spinal tap - spinal tap: spinal tap: see spinal puncture. lumbar puncture - lumbar puncture: lumbar puncture: see spinal puncture.
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spinal puncture - definition of spinal puncture by the Free Online ...
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms. Noun: 1. spinal puncture - removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for ...
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