Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection after a Chiropractic Therapy Session

Abstract

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).

Resumo

Dissecção das artérias vertebrais (VAD) é uma causa de infarto rara e muitas vezes não identificada em pacientes com menos de 45 anos. Descrevemos um raro caso de dissecção bilateral das artérias vertebrais após sessão de quiropraxia.

Keywords

vertebral artery dissection - cervical manipulation - stroke

Palavras-chave

dissecção das artérias vertebrais - manipulação cervical - isquemia cerebral

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