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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-7-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
Three patients with spasmodic torticollis following VIII nerve lesions (VIII-ST) underwent quantitative assessment of their sternomastoid EMG during vestibular (otolith and semicircular canal) stimulation. The results were compared with a normal control group and with six patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis (ST). Backwards tilt of the VIII-ST patients resulted in a marked increase in the EMG, especially in the more affected sternomastoid, whereas this manoeuvre did not have a significant effect in normal subjects, or had a variable effect in the ST group. These results suggest that those with torticollis following VIII nerve lesions are a distinct group. Since there was no relationship between the side of the VIII nerve lesion and the direction of the torticollis a direct aetiological link between the two is, however, unlikely. The unusual EMG/tilt responses are explained on the basis of peripheral imbalance of utricular signals (maximal in the supine position) in the presence of central deranged processing of information concerning head posture.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/3585383-315752,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/3585383-3485702,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/3585383-4702433,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/3585383-5349792,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/3585383-6661622,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/3585383-824412
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0022-3050
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
50
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
580-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Electromyography,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Hearing Loss, Sudden,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Meniere Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Muscles,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Neck Muscles,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Vestibular Function Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Vestibular Nerve,
pubmed-meshheading:3585383-Vestibulocochlear Nerve
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pubmed:year |
1987
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Spasmodic torticollis following unilateral VIII nerve lesions: neck EMG modulation in response to vestibular stimuli.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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