As I understand it, the reason Melody's Alan is getting IVIG is he had an abnormal spinal tap. I haven't found any articles which recommend a spinal tap in the work-up for pn,and I'm concerned maybe I'm missing something.

So..

1. Melody: Can you explain what made the doctors decide to do this test on Alan? Would they do it on any neuropathy patient? And if you don't know, would you feel comfortable askign them? What diagnosis have they given his neuropathy?

2. Glenn and other researchers: Are there articles you know of which recommend spinal taps, and if so, when.

I'm concerned because I want lizajane.org to be as complete as possible, and if it's reasonable for certain patients or all to get it, I'd likee to have that on the charts.

Thanks