Idiopathic muscular torticollis complicated with vertebral artery compression and brachial plexus neuropathy.
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.
Mertol
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Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Erzurum, Turkey.
Aydin
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Gezen
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Erden
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Mertol
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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