title: [Treatment of spastic torticollis with phenol-glycerin and alcohol-novocaine blockade].
abstract: Among the different etiological factors of spastic torticollis the authors attribute the main role to the gamma-motor system. They have elaborated a treatment method which blocks the neuromotor points of the gamma-motor system in the sternocleidomastoid and Musculus trapesius muscle by alcoholnovocain or phenolglycerine. Treatment was administered to 44 patients from 17-67 years with etiologically different diseases. A significant improvement was marked in 11 patients, improvement in 28. The absence of a positive effect was seen in patients with torsion dystonia. Clinico-EMG data demonstrated that influence on the peripheral segment of the reflectory are which is involved in the phasic-tonic muscle reactions, by a differentiated focal disengagement of gamma-motor mechanism facilitates a removal of spasticity and a restitution of a normal tonic and motor activity in the muscles of the neck.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004576:Electromyography; D000431:Ethanol; D005260:Female; D005990:Glycerol; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009407:Nerve Block; D009476:Neurons, Efferent; D010636:Phenols; D011343:Procaine; D013035:Spasm / Q000150:complications; D014103:Torticollis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D000431:Ethanol; D011343:Procaine; D005990:Glycerol
vernacular_title: O lechenii spasticheskoĭ krivoshei fenolglitserinovymi i spirtnovokainovymi blokadami