PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Keane, J R
AU  - Ahmadi, J
AU  - Gruen, P
TI  - Spinal epidural hematoma with subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by acupuncture.
DP  - 1993 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 365--366
VI  - 14
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/14/2/365.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/14/2/365.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1993 Mar 01; 14
AB  - Unintentional acupuncture needling of the thoracic spinal canal produced a spinal epidural hematoma and subarachnoid hemorrhage. This case demonstrates that patients are sometimes reluctant to disclose folk medical treatments to Western physicians, and the proper diagnosis may depend upon the prowess of the neuroradiologist.