The 10 best ways to fight off dementia: From a glass of red to a twirl around the dance floor, scientists reveal how to cut the risk. 1  The simple everyday lifestyle changes can cut the risk of the disease by more than half, say Scottish scientists. 2  Drinking green tea and taking fish oils are among other recommendations.
#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.
In this article. A spinal tap, also called lumbar puncture, is a procedure in which the fluid surrounding the spinal cord and the brain (called the cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF) is withdrawn through a needle and examined in a lab. The cerebrospinal fluid circulates around the brain and spinal cord.