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Originally Posted by polomysweetpup  I have already joined the GME yahoo group about a week ago. He had a spinal tap done and it came back clear. The neurologist said that in some cases 20% don't show in the spinal tap, So it is about 80% chance that it is not gme. When you got the spinal tap done for brooke could the neurologist tell it was gme with the fluid from the spinal tap? |
I think the neurologist meant that 20% of dogs with GME who have a spinal tap done get negative results even though the dog does indeed have GME. They get a false negative. So just because the test came back negative doesn't guarantee Polo doesn't have GME. That is why the MRI is so important here.