The vertebral-basilar system supplies the brain-stem, cerebellum and temporal and occipital lobes 2 ().It begins as the vertebral artery, which is the first branch of the subclavian artery.

It "places the vertebral artery in a precarious position prone for injury," Orra said. "Studies have shown a correlation between increased risk of stroke and people who get their necks manipulated." ...

In a further 9.7 per cent the right vertebral artery is small whereas the left is small in 5.7 per cent of cases. Serious complications may occur if the vertebral artery that supplies the major ...

Las Vegas mom of three Carissa Klundt ended up in the ICU and was bedridden for weeks after a chiropractic injury.

Cerebral angiogram, Left vertebral artery injection; (Left) AP view; (Right) Lateral view. Note the aneurysm arising from the vertebral artery at the origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery ...

LAS VEGAS (WKRC) - A woman claimed a chiropractor tore her artery while cracking her neck during a routine visit. According to PEOPLE, 41-year-old Carissa Klundt of Las Vegas claims she was left ...

BARCELONA ― Stenting of the vertebral artery ― particularly for ... The type of stent used was left to the operator and a ... (HR 0.47), "but these are based on very small ...

Estimates of the incidence of vertebral artery dissection after neck manipulation range from 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 250,000, according to Roffe who added there are only a few published case reports.

Cerebral angiogram, Left vertebral artery injection; (Left) AP view; (Right) Lateral view. Note the aneurysm arising from the left superior cerebellar artery. This aneurysm was subsequently ...

Vertebral Artery Dissection Caused by ... The left VA was hypoplastic in the intradural segment ... and 3D-CTA. A, MRI demonstrates a small high-signal area in the right cerebellar ...

The injury, she says, caused "constant pain," and left lasting impact; ... where a CAT scan diagnosed Klundt with a vertebral artery dissection, or VAD.