Marzo 2005 - Volume XXIV - numero 3
Pagine elettroniche
Unità Operativa di Pediatria e Neonatologia Ospedale Civile di Vimercate - PO di Desio, Desio (MI
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Key words: Recurrent torticollis, Type I Arnold-Chiari malformation
Torticollis is a clinical malformation which may be due to congenital, traumatic, inflammatory or neurological malformations. The Authors describe a case of a ten years old girl with recurrent torticollis, with a rate of three-four attacks/year characterised by intense pain and head left drifting. The brain and cervical column MRI showed a type I Arnold-Chiari malformation explaining the recurrent torticollis. Follow-up examinations will clarify whether surgery by suboccipital decompression will be necessary.
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