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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rosman, N. Paul
• Douglass, Laurie M.
• Sharif, Uzma M.
• Paolini, Jan

Titel

The Neurology of Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis of Infancy: Report of 10 New Cases and Review of the Literature

Ist Teil von

• Journal of child neurology, 2009-02, Vol.24 (2), p.155-160

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Benign paroxysmal torticollis is an under-recognized cause of torticollis of early infancy. The attacks usually last for less than 1 week, recur from every few days to every few months, improve by age 2 years, and end by age 3. There very frequently is a family history of migraine. We did a detailed analysis of 10 cases of benign paroxysmal torticollis, seen over 5 years, and compared our findings with those in the 103 cases in the literature. Detailed neurodevelopmental assessments, available only in our cases, showed accompanying gross motor delays in 5/10 children, with additional fine motor delays in 3/5. As the benign paroxysmal torticollis improved, so did the gross motor delays in 3/5, and the fine motor delays in 1/3. In all of our cases, at least 2 other family members had migraine. Benign paroxysmal torticollis is likely an age-sensitive, migraine-related disorder, commonly accompanied by delayed motor development.