torticollis
Sign in to saveTorticollis, also known as wry neck, is an extremely painful, dystonic condition defined by an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position, which may be due to a variety of causes. The term torticollis is derived .
Key facts
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- Torticollis
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- The muscles involved with torticollis
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via Wikipedia infobox
Health references
- ICD-10
- M43.6 — Torticollis
- MedlinePlus
- Consumer health page →
Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (ICD-10-CM · MedlinePlus). Not medical advice.
Research
5,815 papers- Torticollis.Journal of child neurology · 2013
- Torticollis in childhood-a practical guide for initial assessment.European journal of pediatrics · 2022
- The tilts, twists, and turns of torticollis.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2023
- Ocular torticollis.Survey of ophthalmology · 1986
- [Ocular torticollis is a diagnostic and surgical challenge].Ugeskrift for laeger · 2019
via PubMed
Clinical Trials
137 registered- COMPLETEDAnalysis of Three-dimensional Movements of the Head in Cervical DystoniaFondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild · NCT02069548
- PHASE1UNKNOWNBotulinum Toxin Injection EfficiencyJyväskylä Central Hospital · NCT01041157
- COMPLETEDInnervation Characteristics and Determination of Nerve Entry Points of the Musculus Semispinalis CapitisMedipol University · NCT06569563
- NARECRUITINGUltraSound-Guided Versus Non-Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Toxin Injections in Cervical Dystonia [CUSTODY]Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · NCT07233993
- NARECRUITINGClinical Validation of DystoniaNet Deep Learning Platform for Diagnosis of Isolated DystoniaMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · NCT05317390
- NACOMPLETEDTargeting Methods of Botulinum Toxin Injections for Cervical DystoniaUniversity Hospital, Lille · NCT03946046
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Congenital muscular torticollis
- Acquired torticollis
- Spasmodic torticollis
- Trochlear torticollis
- Anatomy
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Physical therapy
- Manual therapy
- Microcurrent therapy
- Surgery
- Other treatments
- Overview
- Prognosis
- Other animals
- Head tilt
- Notes
- References
- External links
Torticollis, also known as wry neck, is an extremely painful, dystonic condition defined by an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position, which may be due to a variety of causes. The term torticollis is derived .
The most common case has no obvious cause, and the pain and difficulty in turning the head usually goes away after a few days, even without treatment in adults.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “torticollis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.