Torticollis in Non-Syndromic Unicoronal Craniosynostosis Is Predominantly Ocular Related [PDF]
, 2023 (1) Background: Patients with unicoronal craniosynostosis (UCS) often show torticollis which can result from either an ocular cause or contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Mieke M. Pleumeekers +9 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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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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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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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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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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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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Different etiologies of acquired torticollis in childhood
, 2014 Torticollis can be congenital or may be acquired in childhood. Acquired torticollis occurs because of another problem and usually presents in previously normal children.
GÜMÜŞ, Hakan +10 more
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