DR PABITRA KUMAR SAHOO, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(PMR) The word “torticollis” itself comes from two Latin root words, “tortus” and “collum,”

Congenital torticollis occurs in 1-2% of the population, clinically presented as a lateral inclination of the head accompanied by the rotation of the chin to the opposite

Spasmodic torticollis, also known as cervical dystonia, is a relatively rare neurologic disorder that is not as familiar to the general population as are more common

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Benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy (BPTI) is a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of head tilt secondary to cervical dystonia. Attacks are often

INTRODUCTION Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT), the third most common orthopedic diagnosis in children, is caused by unilateral shortening of the sternocleidomastoid

The pathophysiology of idiopathic dystonic torticollis is controls. The pooled cumulant density estimates revealed a peak in both groups, and within the patient group

CMT is classified as SCM tumor, muscular torticollis, and positional torticollis: SCM tumor demonstrates a palpable mass within the SCM, muscular torticollis does not

P. Rondot, M.P. Marchand and G. Dellatolas ABSTRACT: 220 patients with isolated and idiopathic spasmodic torticollis were followed and treated over a 14 year period. Each