Chiropractic sympathectomy: Carotid artery dissection with oculosympathetic palsy after chiropractic manipulation of the neck

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-210

  Khan, Amir M ^a   Ahmad, Nissar ^a   Li, Xe ^a   Korsten, Mark A ^a   Rosman, Alan ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery dissection; Chiropractic manipulation; Oculosympathetic palsy; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYELID DISEASE; HORNER SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PUPIL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; HEPARIN; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN;

EID: 18744389459     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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