Torticollis
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Donders' law in torticollis.
We investigated head movements of patients with spasmodic torticollis toward targets in various directions. These patients, whose severe dystonia was reflected in an abnormal resting head position, appeared to retain a Donders'-type strategy for the control of the rotational degrees of freedom of the head. As in normals, rotation vectors, representing head orientation, were confined to a curved...
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In 26 patients with spasmodic torticollis followed up for a median period of 12 years, the frequency of sustained remission was 23%, the median duration of remission was 8 years and duration of torticollis before remission 3 years. These results are more favourable than stated in the literature and should be taken into consideration before recommending surgical treatment.
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Torticollis can arise from nonocular (usually musculoskeletal) and ocular conditions. Some facial asymmetries are correlated with a history of early onset ocular torticollis supported by the presence of torticollis on reviewing childhood photographs. When present in an adult, this type of facial asymmetry with an origin of ocular torticollis should help to confirm the chronicity of the defect a...
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CASE HISTORY A four month old child with a sixweek history of a head posture and transient squint was referred to a general hospital outpatient department. Obstetric and developmental history were normal. Torticollis secondary to spasm of the trapezius muscle was diagnosed and physiotherapy was instituted. At age 14 months the head posture was still present and because of a history of squint an...
متن کاملCongenital Muscular Torticollis: An Overview
Congenital Muscular Torticollis (CMT) is a congenital deformity characterized by unilateral shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle resulting in lateral inclination of the neck associated with contralateral torsion. It is a relatively common infantile deformity associated with typically favourable prognosis when early detected and treated. Although stretching exercises is still the most co...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1907
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm190708221570801