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Descriptor English:   Torticollis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Tortícolis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Torcicolo 
Synonyms English:   Cervical Dystonia
Spasmodic Torticollis
Wryneck  
Tree Number:   C10.228.662.300.750
C10.597.350.300.800
C23.888.592.350.300.800
Definition English:   A symptom, not a disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary muscle contractions in the neck region of patients with torticollis can be due to congenital defects, trauma, inflammation, tumors, and neurological or other factors. 
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Record Number:   14493 
Unique Identifier:   D014103 

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