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Title: Paroxysmal Torticollis of Infancy

Category: Pediatrics

Posted: 3/31/2012 by Rose Chasm, MD (Updated: 7/21/2026)

  • both head tilting to one side and rotation of the chin toward the other side
  • develops during infancy with episodes that last for hours to days
  • idiopathic neurologic condition which wanes after 2 years and stops by 3 years
  • mild delays in fine and gross motor skills are common along with family history of migraines
  • no accepted medical treatment or therapy
  • must have a normal physical and neurological examination that does not include abnormal/assymetric muscle tone, abnormal eye movements, or cranial nerve palsy

References

2012 Pediatrics Review and Education Program


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