Pure motor stroke due to vertebral artery dissection

Author(s): Maloney, W., Gray, J.

Journal/Book: Canadian Journal of Neurological Science. 1989; 16(3): 348-351.

Abstract: A 39-year-old man presented with a pure motor stroke 9 days after cervical chiropractic manipulation. Computerised tomographic scanning showed a pontine infarct. Cerebral angiography showed changes consistent with the diagnosis of bilateral vertebral artery dissection. It is postulated that the infarct resulted from artery-to-artery embolism.

Keyword(s): Adult

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