Benign paroxysmal torticollis (BPT)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on benign paroxysmal torticollis (bpt): Description This is recurrent rotation and sideways head inclination Some consider it a migraine variant: there may be a family history of migraine Possible genetic predisposition Onset and course Clinical features…
Description
- This is recurrent rotation and sideways head inclination
- Some consider it a migraine variant: there may be a family history of migraine
Possible genetic predisposition
Onset and course
Clinical features
Associated neurological features
Associated systemic features
Differential diagnosis
Electromyogram (EMG)
Acute treatment
Prophylactic treatment
References
- Tozzi E, Olivieri L, Silva P. Benign paroxysmal torticollis. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:717.
- Greene KA, Lu V, Luciano MS, et al. Benign paroxysmal torticollis: phenotype, natural history, and quality of life. Pediatr Res 2021; 90:1044-1051.
- Rosman NP, Douglass LM, Sharif UM, Paolini J. The neurology of benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy: report of 10 new cases and review of the literature. J Child Neurol 2009; 24:155-160.
- Danielsson A, Anderlid BM, Stödberg T, et al. Benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy does not lead to neurological sequelae. Dev Med Child Neurol 2018; 60:1251-1255.
