{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Cancers Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drcancer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drcancer\/","title":"Lumbar puncture: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Cancers Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9CK13OQGI0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/lumbar-puncture-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Lumbar puncture: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/lumbar-puncture-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=9CK13OQGI0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Lumbar puncture: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Cancers Hospitals\" data-secret=\"9CK13OQGI0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Lumbar puncture is a medical procedure used to access the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It is sometimes called a spinal tap. Clinicians use it to collect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for testing or to deliver medication into the CSF. It is commonly used in neurology and in oncology when cancers may involve the central nervous system."}