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#3. I had a spinal tap, done in an ER setting, and it went much better than I would have thought. There was no pain involved at all, just a funny bone sensation shooting down one leg into the feet, and it only lasts for a second, at the very end of the procedure.
A Dr. Darshan N. Shah, MD , Neurology, answered on behalf of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Spinal tap (aka lumbar puncture) is used to examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to exclude other types of infections and inflammation which can cause symptoms similar to Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS).