Neurol. praxi. 2013;14(4):206-208

A rare cause of torticollis in a 4 year old boy

MUDr.Jana Kučerová1, MUDr.Marika Talábová1, MUDr.Ladislava Šerclová1, MUDr.Eduard Popper2, MUDr.Ludovít Klzo, Ph.D.3, MUDr.David Laštovička4, doc.MUDr.Radomír Taláb, CSc.5
1 Neurologická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
2 Rehabilitační klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
3 Radiologická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
4 Neurochirurgická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
5 Lékařská fakulta LF UK v Hradci Králové, Univerzity Karlovy v Praze

Torticollis in a broader sense is a term for abnormal head posture and is a non-specific symptom of diseases with various etiology. Cause of

abnormal head posture may be different in mechanisms of origin as well as localization of primary changes and depends on the patient‘s age

category. Case report describes a 4 year old boy with severe fixed torticollis in coincidence with the local inflammation in the middle ear region.

Keywords: torticollis, antlanto-axial subluxation, Grisel´s syndrom, cervical dystonia, childhood

Published: October 1, 2013  Show citation

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Kučerová J, Talábová M, Šerclová L, Popper E, Klzo L, Laštovička D, Taláb R. A rare cause of torticollis in a 4 year old boy. Neurol. praxi. 2013;14(4):206-208.
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