"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Torticollis" by people in Profiles.
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Cervical dystonia in a case of longstanding secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2019 04; 175(4):269-271.
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High prevalence of neutralizing antibodies after long-term botulinum neurotoxin therapy. Neurology. 2019 01 01; 92(1):e48-e54.
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Red Flags in Torticollis: A Historical Cohort Study. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Jul; 34(7):463-466.
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High prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in cervical dystonia. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2018 08; 53:33-36.
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Sertraline induced cervical dystonia in a patient of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Asian J Psychiatr. 2018 Jan; 31:77-78.
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The occurrence of lateral shift in cervical dystonia. Neurol Sci. 2017 Apr; 38(4):683-686.