Stroke following chiropractic manipulation. Report of 3 cases and review of the literature.
We present 3 cases of stroke due to arterial dissection following chiropractic manipulation: (1) a 31-year-old woman with left vertebral dissection developed a large cerebellar infarct, (2) a 64-year-old man developed a left parietal infarct due to left carotid dissection and (3) a 51-year-old man developed right Horner's syndrome, fluctuating dysarthria, left facial droop, and left arm weakness due to right carotid dissection. Imaging studies and the literature are reviewed.
Jeret
Joseph S
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Department of Neurology, Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, NY 11570, USA. BrainsRus2@aol.com
Bluth
Mark
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D026882:Manipulation, Chiropractic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D017211:Treatment Failure