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Tortícolis

Nombres alternativos:

Loxia; Cuello torcido

Síntomas:

Agrandamiento de los músculos del cuello (posiblemente ya presente al nacer)
Asimetría de la cabeza de un bebé por dormir sobre el lado afectado
Elevación del hombro en el lado afectado
Rigidez de los músculos del cuello
Rango de movimiento limitado
Dolor de cabeza
Dolor cervical
Temblor de la cabeza

Signos y exámenes:

Se pueden realizar diversos exámenes y procedimientos para descartar las posibles causas del dolor de cuello y de cabeza. El examen físico revelará un acortamiento visible de los músculos del cuello y la cabeza inclinada hacia el lado afectado, mientras que la barbilla apunta hacia el lado contrario.

Referencias:

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice . 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:606.

Persing J. Prevention and management of positional skull deformities in infants. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Section on Plastic Surgery and Section on Neurological Surgery. Pediatrics . 2003; 112(1 Pt 1): 199-202.

Tortícolis

Fecha de revisión: 6/1/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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