title: [Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture and treatment of spastic torticollis and other extrapyramidal hyperkinesis].
abstract: The history, clinical picture and non-specific parameters of the restorative process were studied in 28 patients with spastic torticollis and in 7 patients with other extrapyramidal hyperkineses (EH). It was found that one of the most frequent causes of these disorders is a chronic encephalitis or the infectious-allergic process in the brain with the predominant damage to a number of extrapyramidal formations. The most optimum and effective method of EH therapy is repeated courses of dexamethasone treatment in combination with antibiotics, B and C vitamins and vasodilating drugs. If there are any foci of infection, their preliminary sanation is necessary.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014103:Torticollis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone
vernacular_title: Voprosy étiologii, patogeneza, kliniki i lecheniia spasticheskoĭ krivoshei i drugikh ékstrapiramidnykh giperkinezov.