This week we are going to discuss a relatively rare but painful condition called cervical dystonia or spasmodic torticollis. Cervical dystonia is a condition of adulthood that generally occurs after ...

Spasmodic torticollis is a word describing a “wry neck” in which the patient has a neurologically based increase in the tone or contraction of the neck muscles, causing the head to pull to one side.

Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research team ...

Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research team ...

Q: What is the latest research on spasmodic dysphonia? A: Current research, particularly gene research, has given more understanding about the cause of focal dystonia. Advances in the understanding ...

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Spasmodic dysphonia [SD], also referred to as laryngeal or spastic dysphonia is a rare neurological condition, characterized by sudden involuntary spasms of the vocal cords. As a result, speech and ...

Torticollis refers to a condition in which the sternocleidomastoid muscle is shorter (and sometimes tighter) on one side of the neck, causing the head to tilt toward the shortened muscle, while at the ...

TORTICOLLIS is an involuntary movement disorder resulting in tonic abnormal deviation of the head and neck. It is often accompanied by hyperkinesis of the head and neck, consisting of arrhythmic ...