Title:

Positional Torticollis While Lying on Side

Author(s):

Belenky, Vadim
Pesonina, Svetlana

Date:

2012

Type:

Articles

Department:

Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders

Volume:

2

Permanent URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14736

Book/Journal Title:

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements

Abstract:

Background: Spasmodic torticollis refers to involuntary dystonic movements of the head that may be associated with certain body and neck positions. The pathophysiology of dystonia is not fully known. Case Report: We report a case of torticollis that was unusual in the sense that it occurred only when the patient was lying on one side. Discussion: The cause of the cervical dystonia in this patient was unclear and the positional nature of the movements was unusual.

Subject(s):

Neurosciences

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