Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Caused By Acupuncture
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor. —Acupuncture has been employed for centuries in Oriental countries. Generally, it has been considered to be harmless. We report an extremely rare case of cervical spinal cord injury caused by acupuncture and wish to warn of a danger in using some acupuncture treatments. Report of a Case. —A 48-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital on March 8, 1984, because of right eyelid ptosis and sensory impairment in the left leg. She was suffering from a stiff...