This is called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture can check for cancer cells or for infection in the CSF. Doctors remove some of the CSF to test for cancer cells. They use a needle to ...

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Stephanie described how Samuel was then given a lumbar puncture, a medical procedure where a thin needle is inserted into the lower back to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the fluid ...

A lumbar puncture is a medical practise whereby a thin needle is inserted into the lower back to collect and test cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)- the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

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The most common way to attain a sample is through a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal ... your spinal fluid by inserting a thin, long needle into your spine above your pelvis.

First came lumbar punctures, where a small needle is inserted into your back to collect spinal fluid to be tested for the ...