Sudden spinal cord injury after cervicothoracic manipulation therapy: illustrative case
This case highlights the importance of thorough clinical and radiological assessment prior to administering spinal manipulation in the cervical spine, particularly in patients with signs of sensory or motor dysfunction. Torticollis and muscular contractions in the limbs may be presenting signs of cervical stenosis and degenerative cervical myelopathy, thus requiring further neurological investigation before patients are considered for spinal manipulation therapy. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25304.
Authors
- Granit Molliqaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3538-5639)
- Aria Nouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-3059)
- Alexandre Lavé
- Enrico Tessitore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7116-6302)
- Gianpaolo Jannelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-6360)
- Simone Grannò (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3895-5158)
- Karl Schaller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8477-5553)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case25304
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00