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  • Title: Vertebral artery occlusion following manipulation of the neck.
    Author: Parkin PJ, Wallis WE, Wilson JL.
    Journal: N Z Med J; 1978 Dec 13; 88(625):441-3. PubMed ID: 281639.
    Abstract:
    A 23-year-old woman developed brainstem infarction following cervical manipulation. Vertebral angiography showed total occlusion of the left vertebral artery with a thrombus extending into the basilar artery. The literature dealing with this rare but serious complication of cervical manipulation is reviewed.
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