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  2. Torticollis - Wikipedia

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    Torticollis is a fixed or dynamic tilt, rotation, with flexion or extension of the head and/or neck. The type of torticollis can be described depending on the positions of the head and neck. [1] [3] [4] laterocollis: the head is tipped toward the shoulder; rotational torticollis: the head rotates along the longitudinal axis towards the shoulder [5]

  3. Benign paroxysmal torticollis - Wikipedia

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    The cause of benign paroxysmal torticollis in infants is thought to be migrainous. More than 50% of infants have a family history of migraine in first degree relatives. The cause is likely to be genetic. [1] [2]

  4. Congenital fourth nerve palsy - Wikipedia

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    The cause of congenital fourth nerve palsy is unclear in most cases. It may be neurogenic in origin, due to a dysgenesis of the CN IV nucleus or nerve, but a clinically similar palsy may result from absence or mechanical dysfunction (e.g., abnormal laxity) of the superior oblique tendon. Usually unilateral, congenital fourth nerve palsies can ...

  5. Sandifer syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Sandifer syndrome (or Sandifer's syndrome) is an eponymous paediatric medical disorder, characterised by gastrointestinal symptoms and associated neurological features. [1] [2] [3] There is a significant correlation between the syndrome and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD); however, it is estimated to occur in less than 1% of children ...

  6. Spasmodic torticollis - Wikipedia

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    Spasmodic torticollis is a form of focal dystonia, a neuromuscular disorder that consists of sustained muscle contractions causing repetitive and twisting movements and abnormal postures in a single body region. [9] There are two main ways to categorize spasmodic torticollis: age of onset, and cause.

  7. Encephalitozoonosis - Wikipedia

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    The classic symptoms of Encephalitozoonosis in rabbits typically include neurological disorders such as torticollis, often accompanied by eye tremors , movement coordination disorders , stiff gait, paralysis, and cramps. In advanced stages of the disease, animals with severe brain damage may uncontrollably turn around their own longitudinal ...

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  9. Grisel's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    This is a rare disease that usually affects children. Progressive throat and neck pain and neck stiffness can be followed by neurologic symptoms such as pain or numbness radiating to arms (radiculopathies). In extreme cases, the condition can lead to quadriplegia and even death from acute respiratory failure.