Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 41-44 , January 2006

Congenital Muscular Tortıcollis: Evaluation and Classification

  • Burak Tatli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Tatli; Istanbul Tip Fakultesi; Cocuk Sagligi Ve Hastaliklari ABD; Cocuk Norolojisi Bilimdali; Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Nur Aydinli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Mine Çalıskan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Child Health Institute, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Meral Ozmen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Feride Bılır, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Child Health Institute, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Gonul Acar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Child Health Institute, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 13 January 2005 ,Accepted 14 June 2005.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00343-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.06.010

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 41-44 , January 2006

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