Torticollis

Lussazione atlanto-epistrofea e sindrome di Down: un binomio da non dimenticare

Merli G, Marino S, Mannarà UM, Certo F, Millesoli MS, Migliore A, Testaì MA, Berto VM, La Spina M

2026/2 — pag. 39-40 — DOI

A 6-year-old girl with Down syndrome presented with persistent torticollis and sudden neurological deficits. CT and MRI scans diagnosed an atlanto-axial dislocation (C1-C2) with severe spinal cord compression. Conservative treatment using traction an...

Torcicollo in età pediatrica: come orientarsi per non sbagliare

Cruciani C, Borelli AI, Palluzzi F, Bonvicini F, Cesaroni CA, Fusco C, Iughetti L, De Fanti A.

2025/2 — pag. 83-90 — DOI

Torticollis is defined as a condition characterised by the deviation of the head to one side with the chin rotated in the opposite direction. Torticollis in paediatric age is a presenting symptom common to various underlying pathophysiological proces...

Un ostinato torcicollo…

Rodaro C, Corona F, Ceconi V, Taddio A, Barbi E.

2024/3 — pag. 179-180 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 13-month-old girl evaluated in the Emergency Room for a history of acute torticollis. There was no history of trauma, fever, or any other additional symptom. The X-ray of the cervical spine was standard and the neck ...

Le sindromi periodiche dell'infanzia: manifestazioni età-dipendenti di una stessa malattia?

Latorrava I, Lo Barco T, Fiorini E, Fontana E

2024/1 — pag. 17-17 — DOI

Three cases for three different diagnoses in the context of periodic syndromes are described and discussed....

Ci stavano dentro fino al collo, i linfonodi...

Di Toro Mammarella M.

2023/7 — pag. 465-468 — DOI

The author describes the case of an 8-year-old child presenting with neck pain and vomiting without fever. A diagnosis of retropharyngeal abscess was eventually made....

Fibromatosis colli: due casi clinici

Colombo M, Pacenza M, Argentieri A.

2023/3 — pag. 189-191 — DOI

Fibromatosis colli is a rare cause that should not be forgotten, especially for the morbidity that can arise in the case of diagnostic delay (torticollis and facial asymmetries). An adequate medical history and a good physical examination can lead to...

Fibromatosis colli: due casi clinici

Colombo M, Pacenza M, Argentieri A

2023/3 — pag. 46-48 — DOI

Fibromatosis colli is a rare cause that should not be forgotten, especially for the morbidity that can arise in the case of diagnostic delay (torticollis and facial asymmetries). An adequate medical history and a good physical examination can lead to...

Tra reflussi e torcicolli

Brocchi S, Mambelli L, Mainetti M, Cenni P, Romeo C, Zucchelli M, Marchetti F

2021/7 — pag. 464-465 — DOI

The paper descibes the cases of a 10-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy with CNS neoplasia. The girl presented with acute vomiting and cervicalgia while in the boy vomiting persisted for three months as the only symptom and was iniatially misinterpre...

Torcicollo e malattia di Kawasaki

Rubino C, Trapani S

2021/3 — pag. 86-86 — DOI

Uno strano torcicollo

Bizzarri I, Di Genova L, Paglino A

2021/3 — pag. 85-85 — DOI

Torcicollo ricorrente

D. Pittarello


2020/7 — pag. 192-192 — DOI

Torcicollo resistente

A. Filpo

2020/7 — pag. 191-191 — DOI

Torcicollo parossistico benigno dell’infanzia

C. Muratori, S. Strocchi, S. Mainetti, P. Ricciardelli, F. Marchetti

2018/3 — pag. 194-196

Benign paroxysmal torticollis (BPT) is a rare paroxysmal dyskinesia presenting with recurrent stereotypic episodes of torticollis. The diagnosis is primarily one of pattern recognition and exclusion of alternative conditions; other symptoms, such...

Torcicollo parossistico benigno dell’infanzia

C. Muratori, S. Strocchi, S. Mainetti, P. Ricciardelli, F. Marchetti

2018/3

Benign paroxysmal torticollis (BPT) is a rare paroxysmal dyskinesia presenting with recurrent stereotypic episodes of torticollis. The diagnosis is primarily one of pattern recognition and exclusion of alternative conditions; other symptoms, such...

Torcicollo a tuttalè!

E. Coccolini, P. Bruzzi, P. Bergonzini, L. Iughetti

2016/2 — pag. 120-122

Alopecia areataCollo storto in lattante;Possibile immunodeficit comune variabile

2015/6 — pag. 396

Trisomia e torcicollo

S. Lega, M. Carbone, G. Chiaffoni

2015/2 — pag. 111-114

Up to 15% of children with Down syndrome have atlanto-axial instability (AAI) due to constitutional ligament hyperlaxity. Symptomatic disease occurs in 3% of patients: most frequently neurological symptoms of spinal cord compression slowly progress...

Uno strano torcicollo

R. Pillon

2014/8

Un torcicollo indigesto

M. Vidoni, E. Zanelli

2013/3

Due casi di torcicollo non proprio banale

L. Lepore

2012/2 — pag. 127

Un lattante con torcicollo

F.M. Bosetti, M. Bianciotto, M. Conrieri, A.F. Urbino

2012/2

Torcicllo ricorrente nell'infanzia e patologia malformativa neurologica. Descrizione di un caso clinico

G. Placa, M. Andreotti, C. Pradella, R. Besana

2005/3

Torcicollo ricorrente nell’infanzia e patologia malformativa neurologica

G. La Placa, M. Andreotti, C. Pradella, R. Besana

2005/3 — pag. 186-186

Torticollis is a clinical malformation which may be due to congenital, traumatic, inflammatory or neurological malformations. The Authors describe a case of a ten years old girl with recurrent torticollis, with a rate of three-four attacks/year ch...

La plagiocefalia occipitale e il torcicollo posturale associato nel lattante

A. Davidson, E. Villani

2002/7 — pag. 435-442

The Authors present the results of a retrospective study of 181 cases (48 in the 1995-97 period and 133 in the 1998-2000 period) of healthy young babies presenting with occipital plagiocephaly and associated postural torticollis. In agreement with ...

Sindrome del bambino plasmato e displasia dell’anca

R. Scapinelli, A.C. Scapinelli

1997/3 — pag. 153-157

Congenital postural deformities, collectively referred to as moulded baby syndrome to underline the importance of intrauterine “moulding” in their origin, mainly include plagiocephaly, torticollis, scoliosis, pelvic obliquity, torsional abnormal...