The relation between the spatial distribution of vertebral artery compromise and exposure to cervical manipulation

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-377

  Kawchuk, G N ^a,f   Jhangri, G S ^a   Hurwitz, E L ^b   Wynd, S ^c   Haldeman, S ^d,e   Hill, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissection; Manipulation; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE MANIPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 41149175162     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0667-3     Document Type: Article

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