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Acquired torticollis as the only presenting symptom in children with posterior fossa tumors

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Acquired torticollis is a symptom of an underlying disorder. It requires a thorough, meticulous search for the cause, because some of the problems associated with torticollis, such as posterior fossa tumor, can be life-threatening.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Mehmet Turgut, Nejat Akalan, Vural Bertan & Aykut Erbengi

  2. Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey

    Muzaffer Eryilmaz

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Turgut, M., Akalan, N., Bertan, V. et al. Acquired torticollis as the only presenting symptom in children with posterior fossa tumors. Child's Nerv Syst 11, 86–88 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00303811

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