title: Acquired torticollis as the only presenting symptom in children with posterior fossa tumors.
abstract: Acquired torticollis is a symptom of an underlying disorder. It requires a thorough, meticulous search for the cause, because some of the problems associated with torticollis, such as posterior fossa tumor, can be life-threatening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akalan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bertan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbengi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery