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Nine-year-old girl with epilepsy: A nine-year-old girl presented at a chiropractic office with uncontrollable blinking of her left eye and fainting spells. She had been diagnosed by a neurologist as suffering from occipital lobe epilepsy.
Chiropractic adjustments were applied to the first cervical (neck) vertebrae on 3 separate occasions and other adjustments were applied to various areas of the spinal column where vertebral subluxations existed. The patient’s uncontrolled eye twitching decreased immediately following the first upper cervical adjustment and ceased completely 3 weeks following the final adjustment. The twitching has not resurfaced in approximately 2 years. (13)
References:
13. Hooper S, Manis A. Upper cervical care in a nine-year-old female with occipital lobe epilepsy: a case study. Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research. February 3, 2011;10-17.
