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Descriptor English:   Torticollis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Tortícolis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Torcicolo 
Synonyms English:   Torticollis, Intermittent
Torticollis, Psychogenic
Intermittent Torticollis
Psychogenic Torticollis
Torticollis, Spasmodic
Cervical Dystonia
Spasmodic Torticollis
Wryneck  
Tree Number:   C10.228.662.300.750
C10.597.350.300.800
C23.888.592.350.300.800
Definition English:   A symptom, not a disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary muscle contractions in the neck region of patients with torticollis can be due to congenital defects, trauma, inflammation, tumors, and neurological or other factors. 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   14493 
Unique Identifier:   D014103 

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