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A near-fatal consequence of chiropractor massage: massive stroke from carotid arterial dissection and bilateral vertebral arterial oedema

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  • Timothy Yap Curtin Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Li Feng Deaprtment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dan Xu Curtin Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCurtin School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University Bentley Campus, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaMedical Education & General Practice, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jian Zhang Deaprtment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Dan Xu; daniel.xu{at}curtin.edu.au
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Yap T, Feng L, Xu D, et al
A near-fatal consequence of chiropractor massage: massive stroke from carotid arterial dissection and bilateral vertebral arterial oedema
BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e243976.

Publication history

  • Accepted July 27, 2021
  • First published August 6, 2021.
Online issue publication 
January 25, 2023

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