"Torticollis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A symptom, not a disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary muscle contractions in the neck region of patients with torticollis can be due to congenital defects, trauma, inflammation, tumors, and neurological or other factors.
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D014103
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.662.300.750 C10.597.350.300.800 C23.888.592.350.300.800
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Torticollis" by people in Profiles.
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Chillemi G, Formica C, Salatino A, Calamuneri A, Girlanda P, Morgante F, Milardi D, Terranova C, Cacciola A, Quartarone A, Ricci R. Biased Visuospatial Attention in Cervical Dystonia. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2018 01; 24(1):22-32.
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Finsterer J, Maeztu C, Revuelta GJ, Reichel G, Truong D. Collum-caput (COL-CAP) concept for conceptual anterocollis, anterocaput, and forward sagittal shift. J Neurol Sci. 2015 Aug 15; 355(1-2):37-43.
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Finsterer J, Revuelta GJ. Anterocollis and anterocaput. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Dec; 127:44-53.
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Revuelta GJ, Montilla J, Benatar M, Freeman A, Wichmann T, Jinnah HA, Delong MR, Factor SA. An ยน8F-FDG PET study of cervical muscle in parkinsonian anterocollis. J Neurol Sci. 2014 May 15; 340(1-2):174-7.
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Kosnik-Infinger L, Glazier SS, Frankel BM. Occipital condyle to cervical spine fixation in the pediatric population. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Jan; 13(1):45-53.
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Revuelta GJ. Anterocollis and camptocormia in parkinsonism: a current assessment. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2012 Aug; 12(4):386-91.
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de Vries PM, de Jong BM, Bohning DE, Hinson VK, George MS, Leenders KL. Reduced parietal activation in cervical dystonia after parietal TMS interleaved with fMRI. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Sep; 114(7):914-21.
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Revuelta GJ, Benatar M, Freeman A, Wichmann T, Jinnah HA, DeLong MR, Factor SA. Clinical subtypes of anterocollis in parkinsonian syndromes. J Neurol Sci. 2012 Apr 15; 315(1-2):100-3.
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de Vries PM, Johnson KA, de Jong BM, Gieteling EW, Bohning DE, George MS, Leenders KL. Changed patterns of cerebral activation related to clinically normal hand movement in cervical dystonia. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008 Feb; 110(2):120-8.
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Roberts EL, Saunders RA, Wilson ME. Surgery for vertical head position in null point nystagmus. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1996 Jul-Aug; 33(4):219-24.