Phrenic nerve palsy accompanying chiropractic manipulation of the neck.
We have described a case of bilateral diaphragmatic palsy temporally related to chiropractic manipulation of the neck. Severe orthopnea of acute onset during cervical manipulation was the main symptom.
Tolge
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Departments of Neurology and Medicine (Division of Pulmonary Medicine), University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
Iyer
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McConnell
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D002684:Chiropractic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010791:Phrenic Nerve; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*