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But until recently, confirming or excluding an Alzheimer’s diagnosis would require a referral to a neurologist and possibly a spinal tap or PET scan.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The results of the spinal tap came back with 13 oligoclonal bands.
—Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Both drugs are delivered through a spinal tap.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
The next test is usually a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap, in which doctors insert a needle into the spinal canal to collect some spinal fluid.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 24 May 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The results of the spinal tap came back with 13 oligoclonal bands.
—Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Both drugs are delivered through a spinal tap.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
The next test is usually a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap, in which doctors insert a needle into the spinal canal to collect some spinal fluid.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 24 May 2025
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“Spinal tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinal%20tap. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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