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Most of us think of a salon shampoo as a moment of relaxation, when we get to lean back and let the stylist wash and rinse our hair.

But for a very small number of people, that innocuous posture can set off a cascade of vascular injury known as beauty parlor stroke syndrome (BPSS).

BPSS refers to stroke‐like events triggered by hyperextension or rotation during hair-washing or other activities, which can compress or tear the vertebral arteries in the neck.

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The term was popularized in 1993, when New York neurologist Michael Weintraub described five case reports of patients who developed symptoms following salon shampoo treatments.

A recent review published t

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