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[Two children with unusual causes of torticollis: primitive neuroectodermal tumor and Grisel's syndrome].
- Source :
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 1998 May 02; Vol. 142 (18), pp. 1030-3. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Two children were presented with a torticollis. One, a 2-year-old girl, had a primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the cervical spinal cord which could not be radically removed surgically (the patient died three days later), the other, a 9-year-old boy, had the syndrome of Grisel. He was treated with antibiotics, head traction and atlantoaxial posterior spondylodesis. Acquired torticollis is a frequent innocent symptom in children with cervical lymphadenopathy following a respiratory tract infection. These cases demonstrate that additional investigation should not be delayed if relief of symptoms is not achieved very soon.
- Subjects :
- Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Joint Dislocations therapy
Male
Respiratory Tract Infections complications
Respiratory Tract Infections drug therapy
Atlanto-Axial Joint
Joint Dislocations complications
Neuroectodermal Tumors complications
Spinal Cord Neoplasms complications
Torticollis etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Dutch; Flemish
- ISSN :
- 0028-2162
- Volume :
- 142
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9623206