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Facial asymmetry in ocular torticollis

Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2015
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 ...
Mohammad Reza Akbari, Masoud Khorrami Nejad, Farshad Askarizadeh, Fatemeh Farahbakhsh Pour, Mahsa Ranjbar Pazooki, Mohamad Reza Moeinitabar   +5 more
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Body Concept, Disability, and Depression in Patients with Spasmodic Torticollis

Behavioural Neurology, 1990
Eighty-five patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis were compared with an equally chronic group of 49 cervical spondylosis sufferers in terms of body concept, depression, and disability.
M. Jahanshahi, C. D. Marsden
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Two Different Life-Threatening Cases: Presenting with Torticollis [PDF]

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2016
Acquired torticollis can be the result of several different pathological mechanisms. It is generally related to trauma, tumors, and inflammatory processes of the cervical muscles, nerves, and vertebral synovia.
Gülsüm Alkan, Melike Emiroğlu, Ayşe Kartal   +2 more
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Mild Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis—A Case Report from Physical Therapy Settings

Muscles
Benign paroxysmal torticollis (BPT) is a condition characterized by episodes of alternating head tilt in infants. Mild cases may be mistaken for Congenital Muscular Torticollis, potentially leading to unnecessary treatment.
Anna M. Ohman
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A persistent torticollis

Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
Case report dealing with a torticollis induced by ...
Barbi, Egidio, Ceconi, Viola, Cattaruzzi, Elisabetta, Cozzi, Giorgio, Rodaro, Chiara, Taddio, Andrea, Baldo, Francesco, Corona, Federica   +7 more
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Surgical management of spasmodic torticollis

Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2011
Introduction: Spasmodic torticollis (ST) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by uncontrolled clonic and intermittently tonic spasm of the neck muscles.
Wael Fouad
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Transverse cervical megapophysis as an uncommon cause of torticollis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
Congenital abnormalities of the spine are not uncommon in the general population and can be asymptomatic. Transverse megapophysis is a congenital anomaly manifested as an enlargement of the transverse processes, typically common in the lumbar vertebrae ...
Vito Pavone, Gianluca Testa, Ludovico Lucenti, Raffaele Falsaperla, Giuseppe Sessa   +4 more
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Donders' Law in Torticollis [PDF]

Journal of Neurophysiology, 1999
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 ...
J.A.M. van Gisbergen, M.W.I.M. Horstink, W. P. Medendorp, C.C.A.M. Gielen   +3 more
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Driving Cerebellar Theta Oscillations Interferes With Voluntary Neck Movements in Cervical Dystonia. [PDF]

Mov Disord
Abstract Background Cervical dystonia (CD) is a movement disorder with a complex pathophysiology, including cerebellar abnormalities. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), a noninvasive neuromodulation technique capable of entraining brain oscillations, can transiently modulate neuronal activity and enhance resonant rhythms.
Costa D, Guerra A, Birreci D, Passaretti M, De Riggi M, Grandolfo AS, D'Onofrio V, Angelini L, Paparella G, Bologna M.   +9 more
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TORTICOLLIS [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1915
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