Torticollis can be caused by which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Hysteria
b. Allergies
c. Phenothiazine therapy
d. Parkinson's disease
e. Trauma such as sleeping with the head in an unusual position
f. Congenital, resulting from a hematoma or partial rupture at birth of the sterno- cleidomastoid, causing a shortening of the muscle
A, C, D, E, F
Torticollis can be caused by hysteria; phenothiazine therapy; and Parkinson's disease as the result of increased cholinergic activity in the brain. It can also be congenital, resulting from a hematoma or partial rupture at birth of the sternocleidomastoid, causing a shortening of the muscle; a head posture assumed to correct for ocular muscle palsy and resulting diplopia; or an acute spasm; it is commonly associated with the inflammation of viral myositis or trauma such as sleeping with the head in an unusual position.
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