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  • Title: Torticollis as the presenting sign in cervical spine infection and tumor.
    Author: Visudhiphan P, Chiemchanya S, Somburanasin R, Dheandhanoo D.
    Journal: Clin Pediatr (Phila); 1982 Feb; 21(2):71-6. PubMed ID: 7056009.
    Abstract:
    This report presents five patients with cervical-area infection and four with spinal cord tumors who presented with torticollis early in the course of their illnesses. three children were found to have osteomyelitis of the cervical spine; two, retropharyngeal abscess; two, intramedullary astrocytoma; one, extradural neuroblastoma; and one, extradural sarcoma. Though torticollis is most frequently a benign condition, its persistence or its association with other objective findings should lead to search for an etiologic basis.
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