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A Surgical Treatment for Adult Muscular Torticollis
Adult presentation of neglected congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is rare. Therefore, efficacy of surgical treatment for adult CMT is unclear. We experienced a case of neglected CMT in a 28-year-old male patient and report the surgical result here. We conducted unipolar resection at the distal end of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM). After surgery, the range of neck movement and head ti...
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CASE HISTORY A four month old child with a sixweek history of a head posture and transient squint was referred to a general hospital outpatient department. Obstetric and developmental history were normal. Torticollis secondary to spasm of the trapezius muscle was diagnosed and physiotherapy was instituted. At age 14 months the head posture was still present and because of a history of squint an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.52.10.1212-a