Infectious process and torticollis, is there something to worry about?

Raphael Vicente Alves, Emerson Magno F. De Andrade, Mariano Ebran Fiore, Airton Batista De Araújo, Anderson Rodrigo Souza
2018 JBNC - JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIRURGIA  
Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in association with head and neck infectious process (Grisel's syndrome) is a rare disease and poorly reported. The syndrome's pathogenesis is unclear and several theories have been proposed to explain it. This paper report a 7 year old child with Grisel's syndrome and the literature on this subject is briefly reviewed.
doi:10.22290/jbnc.v21i1.805 fatcat:oujtysoaqfegjg3eik5rhqzdti