A form of torticollis in which the head is drawn back, either due to a permanent contractures of neck extensor muscles, or to a spasmodic contracture. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17917462 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]

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  • UMLS:C3887667
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Retrocollis is a spasmodic form of torticollis in which the head is drawn back.

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