The tilts, twists, and turns of torticollis

Gross, Preston W.; Chipman, Danielle E.; Doyle, Shevaun M.

doi:10.1097/mop.0000000000001194

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“…To our knowledge, neuroblastoma is not mentioned among life-threatening underlying conditions of torticollis in most recent literature reviews (9). In fact, while posterior fossa tumors are always suspected in front of torticollis in infants, torticollis is not usually considered as an alarming sign of possible neuroblastoma.…”

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Neck stiffness and bone osteolytic lesion in infants: a case report

Carraro,

Rabusin,

Murru

et al. 2023

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Background Neuroblastoma is the most frequent extracranial solid tumor occurring in childhood, representing approximately 28% of all cancers diagnosed in infants. Signs and symptoms of neuroblastoma vary with the site of development of the tumor and can mimic other diseases due to its extreme clinical variability. However, torticollis is not reported in the medical literature as a leading symptom of neuroblastoma. Case presentation Here we report the case of a 3 years-old girl with fever and neck stiffness. Blood tests revealed a mild anemia and a rise in inflammatory markers. CT-scan showed a solid, heterogeneous, predominantly hypodense surrenal mass with eccentric calcification and extensive inhomogeneity of the vertebral metamers. A course of chemotherapy for neuroblastoma was promptly started with immediate clinical improvement. Conclusions This case shows that the presence of torticollis could be a chief complaint of neuroblastoma. To our knowledge, neuroblastoma is not mentioned among life-threatening underlying conditions of torticollis in most recent literature reviews. This case advises general practitioners that in presence of unexplained torticollis in a toddler a neuroblastoma should be ruled out.

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Neck stiffness and bone osteolytic lesion in infants: a case report

Carraro,

Rabusin,

Murru

et al. 2023

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“…Torticollis is divided into true and false torticollis. [ 25 , 26 ] False torticollis is unrelated to the sternocleidomastoid muscle; it is caused by extraocular muscle problems with diplopia, and the abnormal head position is to maintain binocularity. Therefore, it is also known as ocular torticollis.…”

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Study on the relationship between scoliosis and vision problems: A narrative review

Pan,

Zhang,

et al. 2023

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Adolescent scoliosis is one of the most common surgical disorders of the pediatric spine. With timely detection and early treatment, most scoliotic children can avoid major and expensive surgery. Vision problems are also frequently found at an early age and can take a toll on individuals quality of life. However, scoliosis, a severe health hazard to adolescents, is often accompanied by vision problems clinically, including myopia, astigmatism, strabismus, amblyopia, horizontal paralysis, and blindness. And people with genetic defects have a higher probability of suffering both spinal problems and vision problems than those with nongenetic defects. However, many individuals viewed scoliosis and vision problems as 2 irrelevant diseases. This review searched PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Web of Science for studies on adolescent, scoliosis, eye diseases, myopia, strabismus, spinal disorders, and vision problems for almost 3 decades, and thus confirmed the potential relationship between adolescent scoliosis and vision problems.

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“…To our knowledge, neuroblastoma is not mentioned among life-threatening underlying conditions of torticollis in most recent literature reviews [ 14 ]. In fact, while posterior fossa tumors are always suspected in front of torticollis in infants, torticollis is not usually considered as an alarming sign of possible neuroblastoma.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Neck stiffness and bone osteolytic lesion in a 3-years old child: a case report

Carraro,

Rabusin,

Murru

et al. 2023

Ital J Pediatr

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Background Neuroblastoma is the most frequent extracranial solid tumor occurring in childhood, representing approximately 28% of all cancers diagnosed in infants. Signs and symptoms of neuroblastoma vary with the site of development of the tumor and can mimic other diseases due to its extreme clinical variability. However, torticollis is not reported in the medical literature as a leading symptom of neuroblastoma. Case presentation Here we report the case of a 3 years-old girl with fever and neck stiffness. Blood tests revealed a mild anemia and a rise in inflammatory markers. CT-scan showed a solid, heterogeneous, predominantly hypodense surrenal mass with eccentric calcification and extensive inhomogeneity of the vertebral metamers. Blood tests revealed raised serum levels of Neuron-Specific Enolase. At the 24-hours urine collection urinary catecholamines were greatly increased. A course of chemotherapy for neuroblastoma was promptly started with immediate clinical improvement. Conclusions This case shows that the presence of torticollis could be a chief complaint of neuroblastoma. To our knowledge, neuroblastoma is not mentioned among life-threatening underlying conditions of torticollis in most recent literature reviews.

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The tilts, twists, and turns of torticollis

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Neck stiffness and bone osteolytic lesion in infants: a case report

Neck stiffness and bone osteolytic lesion in infants: a case report

Study on the relationship between scoliosis and vision problems: A narrative review

Neck stiffness and bone osteolytic lesion in a 3-years old child: a case report

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