ArticleBMJ case reports2015
Vertebral artery dissection in evolution found during chiropractic examination.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preliminary accuracy, inter- and intra-rater reliability of a 4-point cervical artery dissection diagnostic decision support tool in an ambulatory setting using real and simulated cases: a quality improvement project.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Article
- Chiropractic Referral for Computed-Tomography Angiography to Rule Out Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
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- Attitudes towards chiropractic: a repeated cross-sectional survey of Canadian family physicians.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Chiropractic case reports: a review and bibliometric analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2021Review
- Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report with Literature Review.Case reports in medicine · 2020Article
- The potential dangers of neck manipulation & risk for dissection and devastating stroke: An illustrative case & review of the literature.Biomedical research and reviews · 2018Article
- Extracranial vertebral artery rupture likely secondary to "cupping therapy" superimposed on spontaneous dissection.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2017Article
- An anatomical study of arcuate foramen and its clinical implications: a case report.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2016Article
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Abstract
A 30-year-old woman presented to an emergency department with sudden onset of transient loss of left peripheral vision. Owing to a history of migraine headaches, she was released with a diagnosis of ocular migraine. Two days later, she sought chiropractic care for the chief symptom of severe neck pain. The chiropractor suspected the possibility of vertebral artery dissection (VAD). No manipulation was performed; instead, MR angiography (MRA) of the neck was obtained, which revealed an acute left VAD with early thrombus formation. The patient was placed on aspirin therapy. Repeat MRA of the neck 3 months later revealed resolution of the thrombus, without progression to stroke. This case illustrates the importance for all healthcare providers who see patients with neck pain and headache to be attentive to the symptomatic presentation of possible VAD in progress.
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