"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Torticollis" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of botulinum toxin on anxiety in cervical dystonia: A prospective, observational study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 09; 114:105792.
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Validation of a guideline to reduce variability in diagnosing cervical dystonia. J Neurol. 2023 May; 270(5):2606-2612.
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Hold that pose: capturing cervical dystonia's head deviation severity from video. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2022 05; 9(5):684-694.
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Non-motor phenotypic subgroups in adult-onset idiopathic, isolated, focal cervical dystonia. Brain Behav. 2021 08; 11(8):e2292.
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Does Raising the Arms Modify Head Tremor Severity in Cervical Dystonia? Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2021 06 23; 11:21.
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Head tremor and pain in cervical dystonia. J Neurol. 2021 May; 268(5):1945-1950.
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It's tricky: Rating alleviating maneuvers in cervical dystonia. J Neurol Sci. 2020 Dec 15; 419:117205.
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Patient perspectives on the therapeutic profile of botulinum neurotoxin type A in cervical dystonia. J Neurol. 2021 Mar; 268(3):903-912.
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Postural Directionality and Head Tremor in Cervical Dystonia. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2020; 10.
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Cervical dystonia incidence and diagnostic delay in a multiethnic population. Mov Disord. 2020 03; 35(3):450-456.