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Spasmodic torticollis

Known as: Torticollis, Spasmodic, torticollis spasmodic 
A rare movement disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by painful, involuntary turns of the head to the right, left, upwards, or downwards.
National Institutes of Health

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Cervical DystoniaMusculoskeletal DiseasesMyopathyNeck

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Dystonia DisordersExtrapyramidal and movement disordersMovement DisordersTorticollis

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Impairment of visuospatial function in idiopathic spasmodic torticollis
We studied visuospatial function in 15 patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis (ST) and 15 age- and sex-matched controls… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Comparison of transcranial sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and single photon emission computed tomography findings in idiopathic spasmodic torticollis
Various lines of evidence suggest that the basal ganglia and thalamus are involved in the pathogenesis of idiopathic dystonia… 
1994
1994
Visuospatial Functions in Patients with Spasmodic Torticollis
Visuospatial functions were studied in 18 patients with spasmodic torticollis and 18 matched controls. Subjects were examined… 
1989
1989
Vestibular hyperreactivity in patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis.
Ocular motor tests performed on 14 patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis were normal. The vestibulo-ocular reflex tested… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Idiopathic Spasmodic Torticollis: Pathophysiology and Treatment
  • S. Gauthier
  • Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences…
  • 1986
  • Corpus ID: 31177768
Idiopathic spasmodic torticollis (1ST) is the most common type of primary dystonia encountered in clinical neurology. Although… 
1981
1981
Selective resection and denervation of cervical muscles in the treatment of spasmodic torticollis: results in 60 cases.
The author presents a series of 60 patients with torticollis who were treated successfully by operation. He describes the… 
1978
1978
Midification of tardive dyskinesia and spasmodic torticollis by apomorphine. Possible role of dopamine autoreceptors.
A group of 16 patients afflicted with involuntary movement disorders received subcutaneous injections of the direct dopamine… 
1978
1978
Biofeedback treatment of blepharospasm with spasmodic torticollis.
Blepharospasm and torticollis are both uncommon conditions and they rarely occur in the same person. Blepharospasm may result… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
On the problem of the pathology of spasmodic torticollis in man
Those regions which have been implicated by experimental and clinical neuropathological studies in the pathogenesis of spasmodic… 
1940
1940
Treatment of Spasmodic Torticollis by Psychotherapy
1938), and the early chemotherapy with sulphapyridine reduces the possibility of involvement of the posterior urethra and its… 
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