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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Convulsive Syncope: An Unusual Complication of Acupuncture Treatment in Older Patients
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Yen-Ying Kung, Fang-Pey Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang, Jen-Chuen Hsieh, Yung-Yang Lin.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
June 2005,
11(3): 535-537.
doi:10.1089/acm.2005.11.535.
Yen-Ying Kung, M.D.Center for Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Tapei, Taiwan. National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Fang-Pey Chen, M.D.Center for Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Tapei, Taiwan. National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Shinn-Jang Hwang, M.D.National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei Municipal Yang-Ming Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Jen-Chuen Hsieh, M.D., Ph.D.National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Integrated Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Yung-Yang Lin, M.D., Ph.D.National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Vasovagal syncope is an uncommon complication during acupuncture. However, convulsive syncope during acupuncture treatment in older individuals is seldom reported in the literature. Two older patients who experienced convulsive syncope during acupuncture treatment at Taipei Veterans Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, from January 2000 to December 2002 are reported. These cases are instructive to acupuncturists. Although acupuncture treatment is generally safe in most situations, one needs to be cautious in delivering acupuncture to older and debilitated individuals.
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