What is Lumbar puncture?
A '''lumbar puncture''' (often called '''spinal tap''', by non-doctors) is a [[medicine|medical]] method to collect a sample of [[cerebrospinal fluid]] (fluid from the [[brain]]). This can be done to analyse the sample, to find some hints to [[disease]]s. It can also be done to lower the [[pressure]] of the fluid inside the [[skull]]. {{med-stub}} [[Category:Medical procedures]]