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Torticollis

Introduction: Torticollis

Description of Torticollis

Torticollis (medical condition): Twisted neck...more »

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Torticollis: [MIM*189600] A contraction, or shortening, of the muscles of the neck, chiefly those supplied by the accessory nerve (NXI); the head is drawn to one side and usually rotated so that the chin points to the other side.dystonia. SYN: wry neck, wryneck. [L. tortus, twisted, + collum, neck]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Torticollis: an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Torticollis: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Torticollis: contracted state of the cervical muscles, producing twisting of the neck and an unnatural position of the head.
Source: CRISP

Torticollis: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Torticollis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Torticollis:

• MIM
• Neck
• Neck symptoms (833 causes)
• Neck disease
• Neck disorder
• Neck pain (148 causes)
• Nerve
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)

Torticollis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Torticollis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Torticollis, or a subtype of Torticollis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Torticollis as a Disease

Torticollis (medical condition): See Torticollis (disease information).
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Torticollis: Related Diseases

Torticollis: Torticollis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Pain conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions

More information on medical condition: Torticollis:

• Information about Torticollis
• Basic Summary for Torticollis
• Types of Torticollis
• Causes of Torticollis
• Symptoms of Torticollis
• Complications of Torticollis
• Treatments for Torticollis

Torticollis as a Symptom

Torticollis (symptom): Another name for Wry neck.
  »Introduction: Wry neck
  »Causes of Wry neck

More information on symptom: Wry neck:

• Wry neck

Torticollis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Torticollis:

• wry neck
• congenital muscular torticollis
• plagiocephaly
• sternomastoid tumour
• acquired torticollis
• Grisel syndrome
• adenoid infection
• posterior fossa tumours

Terms associated with Torticollis:

Terms Similar to Torticollis:

• Cervical dystonia

Source: Diseases Database

• Familial spasmodic torticollis (subtype)
• Spasmodic torticollis

Source - NIH

• wryneck

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Cervical Dystonia
• Spasmodic Torticollis
• Wryneck

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Torticollis

• Dystonic Disorders
• Dystonia

Source - MeSH 2007

• muscle disorder

Source - CRISP

• abnormality
• abnormalcy
• abnormal condition

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Torticollis can be used for:

• wryneck

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Torticollis:

• neck

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Torticollis

The following list attempts to classify Torticollis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• abnormal condition,abnormalcy,abnormality
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Movement Disorders
      • Dystonic Disorders
        • Torticollis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Dyskinesias
      • Dystonia
        • Torticollis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Neurologic Manifestations
      • Dyskinesias
        • Dystonia
          • Torticollis

External links related to: Torticollis

• Botulinum toxin type A versus botulinum toxin type B for cervical dystonia (Cochrane Review)
• Botulinum toxin type B for cervical dystonia (Cochrane Review)
• Botulinum toxin type A versus anticholinergics for cervical dystonia (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Torticollis : Article by Michael J Ross, MD
• eMedicine - Torticollis : Article by Gurdeep S Othee, MD
• Botulinum toxin type A therapy for cervical dystonia (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Torticollis : Article by Norman C Reynolds, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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