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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]
Spasmodic torticollis is one of the most common forms of dystonia seen in neurology clinics, occurring in approximately 0.390% of the United States population in 2007 (390 per 100,000). [3] Worldwide, it has been reported that the incidence rate of spasmodic torticollis is at least 1.2 per 100,000 person years, [ 27 ] and a prevalence rate of ...
Benign paroxysmal torticollis disappears in the early years of life with no medical intervention. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] However, some cases of benign paroxysmal torticollis cases can evolve into benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood , migrainous vertigo or typical migraines .
Lack of sleep (required amounts of sleep may vary widely) Stress; An episode of BPPV may be triggered by dehydration, such as that caused by diarrhea [citation needed]. BPPV is one of the most common vestibular disorders in people presenting with dizziness; a migraine is implicated in idiopathic cases. Proposed mechanisms linking the two are ...
One of the most common neck pains is between the neck and the shoulder. This is technically over the supraspinatus muscle and not in the neck, but it is still called “neck” pain. The cause of this shoulder/neck pain is thought to be due to sleeping with the arm overhead at night in a position causing impingement of the rotator cuff tendon ...
One end of malleus is connected to the tympanic membrane, and the other end is connected to the two other ossicles, the incus and stapes, which connects to the inner ear. The purpose of the middle ear is to deliver the sound waves from the outer ear to the cochlea of the inner ear. When external sound contacts the eardrum, the ossicles vibrate.
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Secondary ear pain is a type of referred pain, meaning that the source of the pain differs from the location where the pain is felt. Primary ear pain is more common in children, whereas secondary (referred) pain is more common in adults. [13] Primary ear pain is most commonly caused by infection or injury to one of the parts of the ear. [3]