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Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection After Chiropractic Maneuver

Authors: C. Preul, MD, F. Joachimski, O. W. Witte, S. Isenmann

Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology | Issue 4/2010

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There is an established epidemiologic association between chiropractic maneuvers and cervical artery dissection [1, 2]. In spite of clinical evidence, however, proof that spinal manipulative therapy can be the actual cause for dissection is still a matter of debate. It has been argued that chiropractic maneuvers are performed for neck pain that may have been caused by preexisting dissection of a cervical artery, and hence the manipulation may coincide with, rather than cause, the vessel lesion [3‐5]. …

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Title: Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection After Chiropractic Maneuver
Authors: C. Preul, MD
F. Joachimski
O. W. Witte
S. Isenmann
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Urban and Vogel
Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1869-1439
Electronic ISSN: 1869-1447
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-010-0021-x

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