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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).
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
The test, which requires a simple blood draw, is less invasive than performing a spinal tap to test cerebrospinal fluid and less expensive than PET scans.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 May 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
Medical professionals will likely evaluate how someone walks, get scans like a CT or MRI, perform a spinal tap and otherwise perform a physical exam and monitor symptoms.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
The test, which requires a simple blood draw, is less invasive than performing a spinal tap to test cerebrospinal fluid and less expensive than PET scans.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 May 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
Medical professionals will likely evaluate how someone walks, get scans like a CT or MRI, perform a spinal tap and otherwise perform a physical exam and monitor symptoms.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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“Spinal tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinal%20tap. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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