Dr. Brown's Peer Reviewed Research

Immediate stroke following chiropractic cervical spine manipulation: a case report with causal analysis in Gilbert AZ Abstract: Cervical spine manipulation (CSM) performed in the presence of vertebral artery dissection (VAD) has been implicated in immediate thromboembolic stroke. We report a 27-year-old male who developed immediate ischemic symptoms after CSM, with imaging confirming bilateral VAD and…

Letter to the editor: Cervical spine manipulation therapy, arterial dissection, and the law: Informed consent and causation in Goldie C. Arsenault Editor, I read with interest the paper by Pierre Boucher, Cervical Spine Manipulation Therapy, Arterial Dissection, and the Law: Informed Consent and Causation in Goldie C. Arsenault. While I applaud the effort of his…

Can Cervical Spine Manipulation Cause Immediate Thromboembolic Stroke? Abstract Aim: The aim was to perform a narrative review of the research cited in a 2025 commentary by Wilder et al. entitled, Informed Consent in Chiropractic: Commentary on Brown & Lehman’s “Informed Consent Regarding Risk of Stroke from Cervical Spine Manipulation”. Specifically, to review research cited…

Chiropractic Referral for Computed-Tomography Angiography to Rule Out Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report Abstract Objective: This paper describes a case of chiropractic referral to medical emergency services for computed-tomography angiography (CTA) imaging to rule out vertebral artery dissection (VAD). Clinical Features: A 50-year-old female presented to a chiropractic physician with an idiopathic onset of…

Selective criticism confounds objective evaluation of case report on spinal manipulation and vertebral artery dissection spinal manipulation and vertebral artery dissection Selective criticism confounds objective evaluation of case report on spinal manipulation and vertebral artery dissection THE CONNECTICUT LAW ON CHIROPRACTIC INFORMED CONSENT TO CERVICAL ARTERY DISSECTION AND STROKE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW Abstract Objective: This…

THE CONNECTICUT LAW ON CHIROPRACTIC INFORMED CONSENT TO CERVICAL ARTERY DISSECTION AND STROKE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW Abstract Objective: This paper reviews the evidence considered by the Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiners in their 2010 memorandum concluding (a) stroke or cervical artery dissection (CAD) is a not likely to be a risk or side effect of…