Doctors rushed him to the pediatric intensive care unit. The young boy underwent a lumbar puncture where a thin needle was inserted into his lower back to collect cerebrospinal fluid ...

A lumbar puncture is a test to check the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord. This is called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture can check for cancer cells or for ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Doctors at Riley Hospital for Children recently performed a rare surgery on a baby from Booneville ... including her thoracic and lumbar spine. “In this patient is an abnormal ...