DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.73772 ISSN: 2050-0904

Ischemic Stroke Associated With Vertebral Artery Occlusion Following Cervical Spine Manipulation in a Young Woman With Underlying Vascular Risk Factors: A Case Report

Aguasanta González‐Delatorre, Joliette Alvarado‐Velásquez, Bárbara Ruiz‐Alayón, Cristina López‐Sánchez, José Ayala‐Hernández

ABSTRACT

A 35‐year‐old woman with migraine and oral contraceptive use presented with pontine stroke and right vertebral artery occlusion following cervical manipulation by a lay practitioner. Managed conservatively outside the reperfusion window, she achieved progressive recovery. This case highlights a plausible temporal association between neck manipulation and ischemic events.

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