spasmodic

Idiopathic spasmodic torticollis is a form of focal dystonia aVecting the neck. It is characterised by involuntary repetitive or sustained neck muscle contractions leading to abnormal head postures and impaired control of head movement. With an estimated prevalence of 9/100 000 spasmodic torticollis is the most common focal dystonia. Onset peaks around the age of 40 and there is a female prepon...

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Role of the vestibular system in the pathophysiology of spasmodic torticollis

2001

Idiopathic spasmodic torticollis is a form of focal dystonia aVecting the neck. It is characterised by involuntary repetitive or sustained neck muscle contractions leading to abnormal head postures and impaired control of head movement. With an estimated prevalence of 9/100 000 spasmodic torticollis is the most common focal dystonia. Onset peaks around the age of 40 and there is a female prepon...

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A difficult airway is not more prevalent in patients suffering from spasmodic torticollis: a case series.

Journal: :Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie 2004

Thien Bich Mac Francois Girard Sylvie McKenty Philippe Chouinard Daniel Boudreault Monique Ruel Guy Bouvier

PURPOSE We designed this retrospective study to assess the frequency of difficult airway and difficult intubation in patients with spasmodic torticollis and compare it to that of the general population. METHODS After Institutional Review Board approval, data were collected from the charts of all the patients with spasmodic torticollis who underwent selective peripheral denervation at our inst...

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