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This type of narcolepsy is often confirmed by a spinal tap showing a lack of the neurotransmitter orexin.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Patients were given in-office cognitive and memory tests, a blood test, and were sent for either a spinal tap or a brain imaging test called a PET scan.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
Researchers believe that blood tests eventually will replace the PET scan and spinal tap to diagnose the disease, particularly when time is critical to slowing progression.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
The researchers confirmed whether or not patients had Alzheimer’s using spinal tap or PET scan.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2024
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First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Spinal tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinal%20tap. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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spinal tap
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