Retrocollis

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A form of torticollis in which the head is drawn back, either due to a permanent contractures of neck extensor muscles, or to a spasmodic contracture. [ HPO:probinson PMID:17917462 ]

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UMLS:C3887667

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Retrocollis is a spasmodic form of torticollis in which the head is drawn back.

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A form of torticollis in which the head is drawn back, either due to a permanent contractures of neck extensor muscles, or to a spasmodic contracture.

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Torticollis