Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. It can present nonspecifically and may be misdiagnosed with adverse consequences. We assessed the frequency ...

A retrospective study of stroke cases at two major academic medical centers, led by University of California, San Francisco neurologists, indicates that chiropractic manipulation of the neck can cause ...

For many people, cracking their neck is a daily habit, just like cracking your back or your knuckles. But a recent viral tweet suggested a woman suffered from stroke symptoms after getting her neck ...

Cervical artery dissections are defined by the presence of a mural hematoma in the arterial wall. Most occur in the internal carotid artery more than 2 cm after the bifurcation, although they can also ...

Los Angeles cardiologist Dr. Danielle Belardo’s recent social media post about a young patient’s stroke following chiropractic neck manipulation has ignited renewed discussions about the procedure’s ...

While neck cracking offers relief for many, a rare but real risk of stroke exists due to potential injury to brain-supplying arteries like the vertebral arteries. Forceful or sudden movements can ...

DENVER — A stroke can happen to anyone at any age. That was demonstrated in the story of Josh Hader, an Oklahoma man who was 28 years old when he popped his neck and started to feel numbness on the ...

Ever cracked your own neck, or helped to crack somebody else's? Perhaps you've been to a chiropractor or osteopath, and they've manipulated your head suddenly to one side or another to leave you with ...

Our systematic review of 75 papers demonstrates that reports on clinical features associated with VAD are heterogenous, with very few (only 2) studies including sample sizes over 100 and no studies of ...