title: Postural laterality in torticollis and torsion dystonia.
abstract: Tests of postural rotational laterality were carried out in 63 patients suffering from torticollis (53) or torsion dystonia with torticollis (10) and in 33 normal subjects. There was a correlation between the predominant direction of postural functions and the direction of the rotatory component of torticollis. Torticollis and torsion dystonia may be due to the release of a postural rotational laterality in pre-disposed subjects and not to a presumed asymmetric lesion of the brain-stem.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004421:Dystonia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D012399:Rotation; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014103:Torticollis / Q000503:physiopathology*