Is spasmodic torticollis psychosis

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My grandfather suffered from slight spasmodic torticollis before, and good people suddenly showed such characteristics. The neighbor in the street was still pregnant at that time. What mental illness did my grandfather suffer from. Let's see if spasmodic torticollis is a mental illness.

Is spasmodic torticollis psychosis

First of all, spasmodic torticollis is a kind of extrapyramidal organic disease characterized by cervical muscle torsion or clonic tilt. Clinical manifestations of slow onset, the head does not rotate randomly to one side, neck flexion to the other side, can be aggravated by emotional excitement. So spastic torticollis is not a mental illness.

Secondly, the disease can last for life, and can lead to restrictive dyskinesia and postural deformity. The course of the disease is usually slow and stagnant after 1-5 years.

Finally: some patients can spontaneously recover within 5 years after onset, usually young onset, the condition is mild. The incidence rate is gender related and age related. The incidence rate of women is usually 1.5 to 1.9 times that of men. The peak age of onset was 50-60 years old.

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The treatment of spasmodic torticollis can take drug treatment and surgical treatment. Drug treatment mainly includes DOPA drugs, dopamine receptor blockers, anticholinergic agents, etc. Although drug treatment has a certain effect, it can not cure the disease.