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American Journal of Neuroradiology 28:714-715, April 2007
© 2007 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
SPINE

The Self-Pith

D.W. Andersona and M. Dattaa

a From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia

Please address correspondence to D. Anderson, MD, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health, 246 Clayton Rd, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia 3168; e-mail: Douglas.Anderson{at}southernhealth.org.au

SUMMARY: We describe a middle-aged woman who inserted a sewing needle into her spinal cord in an attempt at performing her own acupuncture. Reports of neurologic injury are rare in the literature, despite the widespread use of acupuncture. This is the first case we have identified involving spinal cord injury from self-performed acupuncture.






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