...H. Friedman; J. Mendlewicz Spasmodic torticollis remains an ill-understood disease. A central deficit in neurotransmitter activity in the basal ganglia may be present in this disorder. In the present study, dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DBH) activity has been evaluated in the plasma of patients suffering...

...A. Skorzewska; S. Lai Psychopathology is reported to be common in patients with spasmodic torticollis (ST). We describe two ST patients with a coexisting phobic neurosis. In the first patient the phobic neurosis appeared independent of ST. In the second patient the phobia could be directly...