ArticleJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2022
Pivotal role of obliquus capitis inferior in torticaput revealed by single-photon emission computed tomography.
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Abstract
Torticaput is the most common primary form of cervical dystonia (CD). Obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) plays a major role in ipsilateral rotation of the head. The present study aimed to use single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) to determine the involvement of OCI in torticaput and in torticaput associated with no-no tremor. We retrospectively analyzed the SPECT/CT images of 60 patients with torticaput as the main abnormal posture and ranked the affected muscles. The affected muscles in patients with no-no tremor were also ranked. The correlation between the radioactivity of OCI and the thickness of OCI measured by ultrasonography was analyzed. The agreement between SPECT/CT and electromyography in detecting OCI was also analyzed. After sternocleidomastoid muscle (81.7%), OCI was the second most affected muscle (70.0%) in torticaput, followed by splenius capitis (63.3%). In 23 patients with no-no tremor, OCI (78.3%) and sternocleidomastoid muscle (78.3%) were the most frequently affected muscles, followed by splenius capitis (69.6%). Furthermore, bilateral muscle involvement was commonly seen in patients with no-no tremor, especially for OCI (12/23) and sternocleidomastoid muscle (11/23). A positive correlation was found between the radioactivity and thickness of OCI (r = 0.330, P < 0.001). The total agreement rate between SPECT/CT and electromyography in the diagnosis of OCI excitement was 94.0%, with kappa value = 0.866 (P < 0.001). OCI plays a critical role in torticaput and no-no tremor. SPECT/CT could be a practical tool to help clinicians detect abnormally excited OCI.
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