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).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Flavio Ramalho Romero, Rodolfo Brum Vieira, Carlos Clayton Macedo de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-01-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1597926