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Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection After Chiropractic Maneuver

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  1. Hans Berger Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany

    C. Preul MD, F. Joachimski & O. W. Witte

  2. Helios Klinikum Wuppertal, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany

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Preul, C., Joachimski, F., Witte, O.W. et al. Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection After Chiropractic Maneuver. Clin Neuroradiol 20, 255–259 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-010-0021-x

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