Cerebrovascular complications of neck manipulation

European Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-118

  Paciaroni, Maurizio ^a   Bogousslavsky, Julien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Swiss Medical Network   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artery dissection; Cerebrovascular complications; Chiropractic therapy; Neck manipulation; Neck pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INJURY; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPINE; SPINE SURGERY; STROKE;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR TRAUMA; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; NECK; NECK PAIN; STROKE;

EID: 57149134463     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000180314     Document Type: Review

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