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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
focal dystonia +     
anismus 
blepharospasm +   
cervical dystonia +   
A focal dystonia that is characterized by simultaneous contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles that control the position of the head contracting during dystonic movement which causes the neck to involuntarily turn to the left, right, upwards, and/or downwards. (DO)
cranio-facial dystonia +  
dystonia 23  
dystonia 24  
focal hand dystonia 
oculogyric crisis  
oromandibular dystonia 
spasmodic dystonia 
torsion dystonia 7  
X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Psychogenic Torticollis ;   Spasmodic Torticollis ;   Torticollis ;   intermittent torticollis ;   wryneck
Primary IDs: MESH:D014103
Xrefs: GARD:10668
Definition Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spasmodic_torticollis "DO" "DO", http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1155/ "DO" "DO"

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