Spinal puncture

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A spinal puncture, also called a spinal tap, lumbar puncture, or LP is "tapping of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Spinal puncture (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Straus SE, Thorpe KE, Holroyd-Leduc J (October 2006). "How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis?". JAMA 296 (16): 2012–22. DOI:10.1001/jama.296.16.2012. PMID 17062865. Research Blogging.
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