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Both drugs are delivered through a spinal tap.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Provided by Meagan Ghadoushi Multiple tests—including a spinal tap—came back clear.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
About two-thirds of participants had Alzheimer’s disease (diagnosed via spinal tap); this group was nearly 80 percent male and 71 years old on average.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 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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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Provided by Meagan Ghadoushi Multiple tests—including a spinal tap—came back clear.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
About two-thirds of participants had Alzheimer’s disease (diagnosed via spinal tap); this group was nearly 80 percent male and 71 years old on average.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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