痉挛性斜颈：一项联合临床研究。

Matthews W B, Beasley P, Parry-Jones W, Garland G

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1978 Jun;41(6):485-92. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.41.6.485.

The prognosis in 30 patients with spasmodic torticollis proved to be unexpectedly bad, only one patient making a full and sustained recovery. Investigation did not confirm previously reported reflex influences on the degree of spasm. Detailed otological investigation did not suggest that spasmodic torticollis originates in vestibular dysfunction. Psychological assessment of the patients showed no deviation from normal in premorbid personality but confirmed the severe adverse effects of the condition.

30例痉挛性斜颈患者的预后结果出乎意料地差，只有1例患者实现了完全且持续的康复。调查并未证实之前报道的反射对痉挛程度的影响。详细的耳科检查并未表明痉挛性斜颈起源于前庭功能障碍。对患者的心理评估显示，病前人格无异常，但证实了该病的严重不良影响。