Twenty patients with torticollis had electromyographic studies of their neck muscles performed before and after a series of local injections of botulinum toxin. The pattern of muscle activity changed after the injections, and this effect persisted even after head position had returned to baseline. Patients who did not experience any clinical benefit from the injections also demonstrated a chang...

The protein patterns found on isoelectric focusing and quantitative paper electrophoresis of cerebrospinal fluid were studied in three patients with spasmodic torticollis. Very alkaline end fractions were found on isoelectric focusing in the CSF-gammaglobulin region in each case. Alkaline end fractions in the CSF-gammaglobulin region with similar or same isoelectric points have also been observ...

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...