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Hyperhomocysteinemia: a potential risk factor for cervical artery dissection following chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine.
Journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2002
Pezzini Alessandro, Del Zotto Elisabetta, Padovani Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Despite the increasing incidence of cervical artery dissection (CAD) due to chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine, risk factors predisposing to vascular damage are still unknown. In the present study we measured fasting total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) concentration in 4 subjects with manipulation-related CAD selected from a larger series of patients with spontaneous dissection of the neck arteries...
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