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The most common form is congenital muscular torticollis. It is characterized by the shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), a muscle that bends and turns the neck. Theories for the cause ...

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Congenital heart defects can affect the heart's walls, blood vessels or valves. This causes an abnormal flow of blood which does not circulate properly thereby causing impaired heart function.

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In 1926 Mosher 1 described difficulty in swallowing caused by exostoses of the cervical vertebras. In addition to his 2 cases 34 have been reported. 2–16 Surgical excision of the osteophyte was ...

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Injury to the sternocleidomastoid or the trapezius (a muscle involved in shoulder and neck movements) can lead to acquired torticollis. Rarely, there are other culprits behind torticollis, like a ...