Stroke following Chiropractic Manipulation

Vol. 13, No. 3, 2002

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Case Report

Stroke following Chiropractic Manipulation
Report of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature
Joseph S. Jeret^a, Mark Bluth^b

Departments of
^aNeurology and
^bRadiology, Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, N.Y., USA

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Cerebrovasc Dis 2002;13:210-213 (DOI: 10.1159/000047778)

Key Words

Chiropractic manipulation
Internal carotid artery dissection
Stroke
Vertebral artery dissection

Abstract

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.

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Dr. Joseph S. Jeret
119 North Park Avenue (suite 301)
Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (USA)
Tel. +1 516 593 5800, Fax +1 516 593 4752
E-Mail BrainsRus2@aol.com

Article Information

Received: Received: Mai 11, 2001
Accepted: September 17, 2001
Number of Print Pages : 4
Number of Figures : 3, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 27

Medline Abstract (ID 11914540)

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