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Spasmodic Torticollis
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Wryneck (spasmodic torticollis)
Its cause unknown, wryneck usually appears in adulthood. Its onset may be sudden but is more likely to be gradual. Spasmodic contraction of neck muscles twists the head to one side and may bend the neck abnormally. ...

spasmodic torticollis
Last week there were over 100 mentions of spasmodic torticollis in the news . . .

the spasmodic torticollis handbook: a guide to treatment and ...
product detailsbook publisher: demos medical publishing (10 june, 2003)isbn: 1888799773book author: mayank pathak, karen frei, daniel troungamazon rating: 5.0 book description: spasmodic torticollis, also known as cervical dystonia, ...

Coming Around
Torticollis, also known as "wry neck," cervical dystonia, spasmodic torticollis, and torsion dystonia, is a symptom of an underlying problem rather than a disease in itself. The term torticollis originates from the Latin torti (twisted) ...

Evidently there's a word for it
"Spasmodic torticollis", a variety of "focal dystonia". Ie, when the neck muscles spasm making the head twist in various ways. This is the most common symptom for me of my tic, and exclusively makes my head face down and to the right ...

Cervical dystonia
Jankovic et al, [3] and Chan et al, [4] would like to avoid the popular term “spasmodic torticollis” and prefer “cervical dystonia,” since many patients have neither simple rotation nor spasmodic movements. In fact, several patients ...

Aspartame
Spasmodic Torticollis (involuntary spasms in head and neck) Unsteady gait Skin problems and lesions Obesity Genetic damage and birth defects I have a large assortment of information about aspartame -- its chemical makeup and biological ...

torticollis-spasmodic torticollis- cervical dystonia
spasmodic torticollis (cervical dystonia) is a disorder characterized by painful intermittent or continuous contractions or spasms of the neck muscles, forcing the head to rotate or tilt forward, backward, or sideways. ...

the spasmodic torticollis handbook
spasmodic torticollis, also known as cervical dystonia, affects about three people in 10000 — an estimated 85000 individuals in the united states alone. despite this, there has been until now a lack of information outside of the ...