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  • Title: [Bilateral vertebral artery dissection after chiropractic treatment].
    Author: Oehler J, Gandjour J, Fiebach J, Schwab S.
    Journal: Orthopade; 2003 Oct; 32(10):911-3; discussion 914-5. PubMed ID: 14579025.
    Abstract:
    A 31-year-old woman suffered a brainstem infarction secondary to chiropractic neck manipulation. A dissection of both vertebral arteries could be demonstrated by MR tomography. This case report should alert therapists to be aware of vertebrobasilar complications after spinal manipulations.
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