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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 492 |
Intracranial hemorrhage and cerebellar infarction caused by acupuncture
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Professor Viroj Wiwanitkit, Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok - 10160, Thailand
| Date of Submission | 19-Apr-2011 |
| Date of Decision | 19-Apr-2011 |
| Date of Acceptance | 19-Apr-2011 |
| Date of Web Publication | 7-Jul-2011 |
Correspondence Address:
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Professor Viroj Wiwanitkit, Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok - 10160
Thailand
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.82715
How to cite this article:
Wiwanitkit V. Intracranial hemorrhage and cerebellar infarction caused by acupuncture. Neurol India 2011;59:492 |
Sir,
I read the recent report on a rare case with concurrent intracranial hemorrhage and cerebellar infarction following acupuncture by Heo et al. with great interest. [1] I agree with their conclusion that "the acupuncturists and patients undergoing acupuncture should be aware of the potential lethal acupuncture-related complications." However, the relationship between acupuncture and neurological complication in this case is still doubtful. The assumption that there might have been injury to the vertebral artery is interesting. There should be some signs and symptoms of such injury. It is very rare that there is no acute presentation of this injury.
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| 1. | Heo J, Bae M, Lee S. Intracranial hemorrhage and cerebellar infarction caused by acupuncture. Neurol India 2011;59:303-4. 
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