A lumbar puncture is done to: Find a cause for symptoms possibly caused by an infection (such as meningitis), inflammation, cancer, or bleeding in the area around the brain or spinal cord (such as subarachnoid hemorrhage).
What is chorea? Chorea refers to involuntary movements characterized by their random, brief, and non-rhythmic character. They are often described as seeming to âflowâ from one body part to another unpredictably, though they can also be confined to a single area of the body (such as the mouth area or hands).
Key difference: Chyle is a milky bodily fluid that forms in the small intestine. The chyle forms specifically during digestion of fatty foods. Chyme, on the other hand, is a mixture of partly digested food and stomach fluids. It is termed as a âsemifluid mass of partly digested food,â and is also known as chymus.