Different etiologies of acquired torticollis in childhood

PER H., CANPOLAT M., TÜMTÜRK A., GÜMÜŞ H., Gokoglu A., Yikilmaz A., ...More

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, vol.30, no.3, pp.431-440, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00381-013-2302-6
  • Journal Name: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.431-440
  • Keywords: Childhood, Etiology, Torticollis, POSTERIOR-FOSSA TUMORS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS, EPIDURAL HEMATOMA, ARACHNOID CYSTS, HEMOPHILIA-A, CHILDREN, OSTEOBLASTOMA, SECONDARY, SYMPTOM
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Torticollis can be congenital or may be acquired in childhood. Acquired torticollis occurs because of another problem and usually presents in previously normal children. The causes of acquired torticollis include ligamentous, muscular, osseous, ocular, psychiatric, and neurologic disorders.