What can a spinal tap find besides ms?

Many things.: Spinal fluid can demonstrate blood, white blood cells, bacteria, fungus, abnormalities of protein, sugar, etc. We also measure pressure of the spinal fluid which can be very helpful.

See below: Assesses infections, such as syphilis, occult cancers, such as meningeal carcinomatosis, level of inflammation, such as white cell counts, possible bleeding, such as aneurysms, changes in glucose levels, such as in thyroid or diabetic pts., alterations in central nervous system pressures, such as pseudo-tumor cerebri, or protein elevations, such as spinal cord compression, and immune markers, MS.