Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection after a Chiropractic Therapy Session
Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a rare and sometimes unrecognized cause of stroke in patients younger than 45 years. Herein, we describe a very rare case of bilateral vertebral artery dissection after a session of cervical therapy manipulation (chiropractic).
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2017-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1597926 |