Traumatic vertebrobasilar occlusive disease in childhood
- 31 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 28 (2), 185
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.28.2.185
Abstract
Vigorous gymnastics and repeated manipulations of the cervical spine by a chiropractor were associated with headaches and transient cranial nerve deficits in a 7-year-old boy who had a history of birth trauma. Progressive cerebellar dysfunction was later accompanied by a visual field defect. A computerized axial tomography scan revealed a cerebellar infarction, and arteriograms showed vertebral and basilar occlusions. Passive stretching of the cervical spine during chiropractic maneuvers may lead to vertebral artery thrombosis with subsequent embolization into the basilar artery circulation.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Two Cases of Basilar Artery Occlusion in ChildhoodArchives of Disease in Childhood, 1962
- THROMBOSIS OF THE BASILAR ARTERY WITH SOFTENINGS IN THE CEREBELLUM AND BRAIN STEM DUE TO MANIPULATION OF THE NECK - A REPORT OF 2 CASES WITH ONE POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION - REASONS ARE GIVEN TO PROVE THAT DAMAGE TO THE VERTEBRAL ARTERIES IS RESPONSIBLE1956