Uneventful upper cervical manipulation in the presence of a damaged vertebral artery

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 472-483

  Michaud, Thomas C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic manipulation; Lateral medullary syndrome; Stroke; Vertebral artery dissection

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NECK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WALLENBERG SYNDROME;

EID: 0036764102     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2002.126468     Document Type: Article

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