Acute onset of painful ophthalmoplegia following chiropractic manipulation of the neck.

Autor: Simnad, Virginia I.
Zdroj: Western Journal of Medicine; Mar97, Vol. 166 Issue 3, p207, 4p, 4 Black and White Photographs
Abstrakt: Describes the case of a 45-year patient who experienced acute ophthalmoplegia after undergoing manipulation of the neck from a chiropractor. Temporal association between cervical manipulation and the clinical declaration of a previously asymptomatic posterior communicating artery aneurysm; Onset of complete left eye ptosis; Inability to adduct, elevate or depress the left eye.
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