The functional status of vestibulo-collic reflexes in the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles was investigated in 24 patients with spasmodic torticollis using small, abrupt 'drops' of the head. None had been treated with botulinum toxin injections during at least 4 months preceding the study. Eight of the patients, four of whom had been studied before surgery, were also studied after selective pe...

The authors of the article substantiate high significance and prognostic value transient neurological symptoms in newborns. study showed a greater variety lower rate regression part disorders during physiological childbirth second position fetus. There are data on higher frequency some variants torticollis fetus, cephalohematoma was also significantly more often found. findings important for pr...

A 15-year-old female patient presented with neck pain accompanied by cervical scoliosis, on the existence of torticollis. Although rare, hemivertebra of the cervical spine is a congenital deformation associated with these three clinical features.

Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a common cause of torticollis in children. Despite the ease in diagnosis in management, rare cases may be neglected and untreated which may not only impose cosmetic problems for the individual, but also affects the cervical spine with accelerated degeneration. Most patients with CMT can be managed non-surgically with medical and physical therapies, a...

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...

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