Vertebral artery occlusion following manipulation of the neck

Parkin, P.J.; Wallis, W.E.; Wilson, J.L.

New Zealand Medical Journal 88(625): 441-443

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-8446
PMID: 281639
Document Number: 134392
A 23-year-old woman developed brainstem infarction following cervical manipulation. Vertebral angiography showed total occlusion of the left vertebral artery with a thrombus extending into the basilar artery. The literature dealing with this rare but serious complication of cervical manipulation is reviewed.

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