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. 1989 Jun;52(6):782-5.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.52.6.782.

Vestibular hyperreactivity in patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis

P L Huygen  1 , W I Verhagen, J J Van Hoof, M W Horstink
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Vestibular hyperreactivity in patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis

P L Huygen et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

Ocular motor tests performed on 14 patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis were normal. The vestibulo-ocular reflex tested in eight patients showed a significant high level in seven. It is suggested that this phenomenon is secondary rather than the cause of spasmodic torticollis.

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