Voluminous craniopharyngioma evolving since childhood revealed by a torticollis
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 In case of a torticollis or a stature-weight growth delay in a child, it is always necessary to eliminate a cerebral tumor in the first place, especially a craniopharyngioma.
Ikram Damoune +2 more
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Dystonia and paroxysmal dyskinesias: under-recognized movement disorders in domestic animals? A comparison with human dystonia/paroxysmal dyskinesias. [PDF]
, 2015 Dystonia is defined as a neurological syndrome characterized by involuntary sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing twisting, often repetitive movements, and postures.
Albanese +116 more
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The length-tension diagrams of human oblique muscles in trochlear palsy and strabismus sursoadductorius [PDF]
, 1988 We determined the relation between length and tension in detached oblique muscles of 16 strabismus patients that underwent surgery, before and during contraction evoked by intravenous administration of succinylcholine.
A Bielschowsky +12 more
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Do obstetric risk factors truly influence the etiopathogenesis of congenital muscular torticollis?
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2017 Background Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is seen in childhood and presents within months after birth. The etiology remains unknown; however, medical textbooks suggest trauma at birth as a main reason.
N. Hardgrib +3 more
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Torticaput versus Torticollis: Clinical Effects with Modified Classification and Muscle Selection
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2019 Background: Several different subtypes are distinguished in cervical dystonia, depending on their different levels of movement. In simple rotation, classified as torticollis spasmodicus, we now differentiate between torticollis and torticaput dependent ...
Wolfgang H. Jost
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POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMORS: A CASE REPORT OF ACQUIRED TORTICOLLIS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2022 Torticollis is a pathological condition characterized by involuntary flexion of the neck to the affected side and contextually a rotation of the chin in the opposite direction.
Claudia Sciarrotta
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Does the somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold change over time in focal dystonia? [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: The somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold (STDT) is defined as the shortest interval at which an individual recognizes two stimuli as asynchronous. Some evidence suggests that STDT depends on cortical inhibitory interneurons in the
Belvisi, Daniele +6 more
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A Longitudinal Follow-up Study of Depression, Disability, and Body Concept in Torticollis
Behavioural Neurology, 1990 Changes in depression, disability, body concept, and severity of head deviation were examined in a sample of 67 patients with idiopathic torticollis, who were reassessed 2 years after taking part in an initial study (before the use of botulinum toxin ...
M. Jahanshahi, C. D. Marsden
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Support Vector Regression-based Model to Analyze Prognosis of Infants with Congenital Muscular Torticollis [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2010 ObjectivesCongenital muscular torticollis, a common disorder that refers to the shortening of the sternocleidomastoid in infants, is sensitive to correction through physical therapy when treated early.
Suk-Tae Seo +6 more
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Acute torticollis – Unusual presentation of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Current Medicine Research and Practice‘Torticollis’, or ‘head tilt’, is a term used to describe a twisted or turned neck. Torticollis can be categorised as either congenital or acquired. Acquired torticollis is frequently a symptom of underlying central nervous system (CNS) pathology.
Divya Agrawal +3 more
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