https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/ 2026-06-05T12:02:01+00:00 https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/ https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2019-08-07T16:01:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/doku.php?id=courses:456:2019:projects:456-2019-02:project-02&rev=1565193695&do=diff Echospine Last updated: May 8, 11:03 PM Summary * Students: Keshuai Xu, Christian Hernandez * Mentor(s): Emad Boctor Background, Specific Aims, and Significance Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is the process by which physicians insert an epidural needle between the bone structures of the vertebra in order to collect cerebrospinal fluid. A lumbar puncture can help diagnose serious infections, such as meningitis; other disorders of the central nervous system, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome …