Neck manipulation may be associated with stroke

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Neck manipulation may be associated with stroke

By Shereen Lehman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - - Blood vessel tears that lead to strokes may be associated with â€" but not necessarily caused by â€" treatments involving neck manipulations, researchers say. The blood vessel tears, called ‘cervical artery dissections’ account for about two of every 100 strokes overall, and from eight to 25 of every 100 strokes in young and middle aged adults. “What happens with the dissection is that there is a tear in one of the layers of the artery wall in the neck that can result in (a) stroke if a blood clot forms,” Dr. José Biller told Reuters Health in a phone call. Biller, a neurologist with the Loyola University Chicago Strich School of Medicine, was lead author of a joint statement on neck manipulation and stroke risk from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.

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