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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]
Encephalitozoonosis with torticollis. The pathogen primarily affects the kidneys and brain, causing neurological disorders. The most common symptom is a tilted head. Fenbendazole, an antiparasitic drug, can be used to combat the pathogen and prevent new infections.
To further classify spasmodic torticollis, one can note the position of the head. Torticollis is the horizontal turning (rotational collis) of the head, and uses the ipsilateral splenius, and contralateral sternocleidomastoid muscles. This is the "chin-to-shoulder" version. Laterocollis is the tilting of the head from side to side.
Similarly, if a dog is sleeping and is roused from a deep sleep by a person entering the home, the dog may react due to feeling vulnerable, disoriented, or startled from being abruptly awoken ...
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LittleThings/Maya Borenstein. So many dogs love to sleep on their side. This, according to Dog's Best Life, is a peaceful, rested position.. If your pooch tends to sleep on the side, it means that ...
If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas, or in Latin, qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent. "He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas" has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. [1] [2] The Latin has been unreliably attributed to Seneca [3] [4], but not linked to any specific work.
A dog in West Virginia is thriving after a suspected snake bite which left him with an extremely swollen head. The story of the dog's plight recently went viral following a Reddit mention, but the ...