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Another option is to test fluid from a spinal tap, an invasive procedure that most doctors and patients tend to avoid.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 21 May 2025
Another procedure, known as a spinal tap, which draws fluid from the spine, can also be used.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 16 May 2025
If a spinal tap leads to a NPH diagnosis, a patient then becomes a candidate for a surgery called ventricular shunting, which effectively makes the tap permanent.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
To make a more definitive diagnosis, a healthcare team will drain some of the cerebrospinal fluid using a procedure called a spinal tap (lumbar puncture).
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 21 May 2025
Another procedure, known as a spinal tap, which draws fluid from the spine, can also be used.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 16 May 2025
If a spinal tap leads to a NPH diagnosis, a patient then becomes a candidate for a surgery called ventricular shunting, which effectively makes the tap permanent.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
To make a more definitive diagnosis, a healthcare team will drain some of the cerebrospinal fluid using a procedure called a spinal tap (lumbar puncture).
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
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“Spinal tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinal%20tap. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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