title: Idiopathic muscular torticollis complicated with vertebral artery compression and brachial plexus neuropathy.
abstract: Surgery of the longstanding untreated muscular torticollis in adults is limited to some complex cases because of its poor results. In this article, we are reporting a case of an idiopathic torticollis complicated with both vertebral artery compression and brachial plexus neuropathy due to fibrous bands of underlying muscles.
authors.affiliation: Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mertol
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gezen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mertol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014103:Torticollis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery