Non dystonic torticollis. With regard to a case secondary to a retropharyngeal abscess;Torticolis no distonico. A proposito de un caso secundario a un absceso retrofaringeo

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1157-1160

  Garcia Perez A ^a   Regidor, F J ^a   Perez Lescure J ^a   Martin A ^a   Plaza, G ^a   Abdelkader, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Dystonia; Lateral cervical radiograph; Non dystonic torticollis; Pencil injury; Retropharyngeal abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TORTICOLLIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSTONIA; HOSPITALIZATION; PHARYNX; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNX; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEROIDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0034674193     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3012.99315     Document Type: Article

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