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A PSYCHOMETRIC STUDY OF 34 PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS
Author(s) -
ChoppyJacolin M.,
Ferrey G.,
Demaria C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1977.tb07627.x
Subject(s) - spasmodic torticollis , etiology , torticollis , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , surgery
The clinical and psychometric comparison of two groups of patients, one with spasmodic torticollis, the other with operated herniated disc, showed closely related psychological profiles. The most important perturbations are found in spasmodic torticollis and seem related to the disease's chronicity. In no case was a predominant hysteric structure found. The results of these investigations on the disorder's etiology are discussed.