An Etiologic Model to Help Explain the Pathogenesis of Cervical Artery Dissection: Implications for Cervical Manipulation

Schievink, 2001, Spontaneous dissection of the carotid and vertebral arteries, N Engl J Med, 344, 898, 10.1056/NEJM200103223441206 Rubinstein, 2005, A systematic review of the risk factors for cervical artery dissection, Stroke, 36, 1575, 10.1161/01.STR.0000169919.73219.30 Haldeman, 2002, Stroke, cerebral artery dissection, and cervical spine manipulation therapy, J Neurol, 249, 1098, 10.1007/s00415-002-0783-4 Grau, 1999, Association of cervical artery dissection with recent infection, Arch Neurol, 56, 851, 10.1001/archneur.56.7.851 Pezzini, 2002, Hyperhomocysteinemia: a potential risk factor for cervical artery dissection following chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine, J Neurol, 249, 1401, 10.1007/s00415-002-0851-9 Guillon, 2000, Arterial wall properties in carotid artery dissection: an ultrasound study, Neurology, 55, 663, 10.1212/WNL.55.5.663 Guillon, 2003, Infection and the risk of spontaneous cervical artery dissection: a case-control study, Stroke, 34, e79, 10.1161/01.STR.0000078309.56307.5C Smith, 2003, Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissection, Neurology, 60, 1424, 10.1212/01.WNL.0000063305.61050.E6 Tzourio, 1997, Aortic root dilatation in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection, Circulation, 95, 2351, 10.1161/01.CIR.95.10.2351 Tzourio, 2002, Migraine and the risk of cervical artery dissection: a case-control study, Neurology, 59, 435, 10.1212/WNL.59.3.435 Vila, 2003, Levels of alpha1-antitrypsin in plasma and risk of spontaneous cervical artery dissections: a case-control study, Stroke, 34, E168, 10.1161/01.STR.0000085085.20390.A3 Genius, 2005, Postacute C-reactive protein levels are elevated in cervical artery dissection, Stroke, 36, e42, 10.1161/01.STR.0000158911.74006.d6 Volker, 2005, Generalized arteriopathy in patients with cervical artery dissection, Neurology, 64, 1508, 10.1212/01.WNL.0000159739.24607.98