Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection after a Chiropractic Therapy Session

• Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de neurocirurgia Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 43 - 46
• Main Authors: Romero, Flavio Ramalho, Vieira, Rodolfo Brum, Freitas, Carlos Clayton Macedo de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Case Report | Relato de Caso; cervical manipulation; stroke; vertebral artery dissection; dissecção das artérias vertebrais; manipulação cervical; vertebral artery dissection; cervical manipulation; stroke; isquemia cerebral

Abstract Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a rare and sometimes unrecognized cause of stroke in patients younger than 45 years. Herein, we describe a very rare case of bilateral vertebral artery dissection after a session of cervical therapy manipulation (chiropractic).