J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1996 Jan;25(1):106-110.

Upper Cervical Ventral Rhizotomy and Selective Spinal Accessory Nerve Section for Spasmodic Torticollis

• Hwang SN
• Kim YB
• Park K
• Min BK
• Suk JS
• Choik DY

Abstract

As one of the various surgical procedures for the spasmodic torticollis the author performed bilateral C1, 2, 3 ventral rhizotomy and unilateral selective spinal accessory nerve section in 4 patients with disabling torticollis, The patients consisted of 3 men and 1 woman with symptom duration of 1 to 3 years. The surgical outcome was excellent in 2, markedly improved in 1 and slightly improved in 1. Postoperative complications were shoulder weakness, transient leg weakness, voiding difficulty and mild weakness of neck movement.

Keyword

Spasmodic torticollis; Spinal accessory nerve section; Ventral rhizotomy

MeSH Terms

Accessory Nerve*
Female
Humans
Leg
Male
Neck
Postoperative Complications
Rhizotomy*
Shoulder
Torticollis*