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6930232

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
The results of upper cervical anterior rhizotomy and accessory nerve section in the treatment of twenty patients with spasmodic torticollis are reviewed. The majority of these patients presented with pain in addition to postural deformity. There was no evidence in any of them to suggest that the condition was psychogenic. Good results can be expected, particularly in those patients without evidence of cervical spondylosis. We suggest that in symptomatic torticollis surgery is more effective than medical, psychiatric, or other described forms of treatment. Electromyography may be helpful to delineate the affected musculature and to assess postoperative improvement. The operating microscope is a valuable adjunct to surgery to preserve radicular vessels and ensure total division of the relevant motor roots.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0004-8682
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
The surgical treatment of spasmodic torticollis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article