Science news articles about 'spinal tap'

... frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to rule out bacterial meningitis. Now, in the largest ...

... also shows that the X-ray-guided form of spinal tap, called fluoroscopy-guided lumbar ... cancers around the brain. Doctors perform this type of spinal tap to analyze cerebrospinal fluid, which can help ...

... of the paper. "Blood draws can be done with relative ease and greater frequency than spinal taps, which is typically the way cerebrospinal fluid is collected." In this study, researchers found that ...

... and bloodstream infections) in infants with fevers that have no clear cause -- and may spare many infants from unnecessary spinal taps and antibiotics, which are typical in routine evaluations.

... stop the leucine labeling but continue analyzing spinal fluid samples. As the body removed old ... obtain through conventional methods. "You could use a spinal tap to look directly at the amount of A-beta ...

... Interestingly, Fitch said, the procedures rated as "must know" by new doctors were more invasive – spinal taps, incisions and drainage, intubation and inserting a central line, for example, than the ...

... looked like their brains had been eaten away. A brain biopsy and a spinal tap confirmed the diagnosis of a swiftly moving and often fatal viral brain infection called progressive multifocal ...

Let's hope global warming doesn't go to 11 like a Spinal Tap amp. But if it does, earthquake stations may be the first to hear about it.