Torticollis: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

wryneck, spasmodic torticollis, cervical dystonia, loxia, congenital muscular torticollis, neck pain, twisted neck

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Gurdeep S Othee, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
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Carl R Menckhoff, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
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