Parkin P J, Wallis W E, Wilson J L
N Z Med J. 1978 Dec 13;88(625):441-3.
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.
