Effect of Thalamic Lesions upon Torticollis

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Abstract
TORTICOLLIS is an involuntary movement disorder resulting in tonic abnormal deviation of the head and neck. It is often accompanied by hyperkinesis of the head and neck, consisting of arrhythmic clonic jerks or rhythmic tremor or both. Although the head may be abnormally deviated toward one side, the nuchal musculature of both sides is invariably involved.1 Moreover, the splenius and ribbon muscles of the neck are involved as often as the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.2 Although there has been a tendency to regard many cases of torticollis as psychopathic in origin, since patients affected "appear to be looking away from . . .

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