Um, Letâs Rethink That Salute (1930s) Again, in his book To the Flag: The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance, Richard J. Ellis explains that by the mid-1930s, Americans had begun to notice eerie similarities between the Bellamy salute and the âHeil Hitlerâ salute.
A lumbar puncture may be used to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid in order to detect the presence of certain types of cancer or infection. Lumbar punctures may also be used to inject medications, such as spinal anesthesia or chemotherapy drugs.
Had brain MRI, spine MRI, and spinal tap. Spine MRI and lumbar puncture normal, but brain MRI revealed small area in right midbrain that was suspicious, although it didn't show any effects of the contrast material. Followed-up with a Multiple Sclerosis doc who said he didn't think it was MS.