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Descriptor English: Torticollis
Descriptor Spanish: Tortícolis
Descriptor tortícolis
Entry term(s) distonía cervical
tortícolis espasmódica
Scope note: Síntoma, no enfermedad, con cuello torcido. En la mayoría de los casos la baceza se halla inclinada hacia un lado y el mentón rotado hacia el otro lado. Las contracciones musculares involuntarias en la región cervical de pacientes con tortícolis pueden deberse a defectos congénitos, traumatismo, inflamación, tumores, factores neurológicos o de otro tipo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Torcicolo
Descriptor French: Torticolis
Entry term(s): Dystonie cervicale
Torticolis intermittent
Torticolis psychogène
Torticolis spasmodique
Tree number(s): C23.888.592.350.300.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014103
Scope note: A symptom, not a disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary muscle contractions in the neck region of patients with torticollis can be due to congenital defects, trauma, inflammation, tumors, and neurological or other factors.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 14493
Unique ID: D014103
NLM Classification: WE 708
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Torticolis - Preferred
Concept UI M0021710
Preferred term Torticolis
Dystonie cervicale - Broader
Concept UI M0381453
Preferred term Dystonie cervicale
Entry term(s) Torticolis spasmodique
Torticolis psychogène - Narrower
Concept UI M0336240
Preferred term Torticolis psychogène
Torticolis intermittent - Narrower
Concept UI M0336239
Preferred term Torticolis intermittent



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