Tortícolis muscular congénito y disociación clínicoecográfico en el recién nacido: reporte de un caso

Abstract

The congenital muscular torticollis is an entity clinical known from the antiquity, is characterized by present a deviation of the
head with tilt and rotation towards the side affection, the chin rotates in the opposite direction; that produces throughout her
life a defect functional important of the neck and a defect aesthetic considerable.
The risk factors are: obstetric, maternal and fetal. The clinical manifestations are evident at birth, whose diagnosis is confirmed
with ultrasound requested in the course of the first two days of life. Sometimes ultrasound does not contribute to confirm
the clinical diagnosis evident. This fact is known as dissociation clinical ultrasound. Management of congenital muscular
torticollis should start as soon as the diagnosis is made and keep in mind that the ultrasound is an auxiliary examination. It
is important to assess the expertise of the evaluator in decision-making process. A case is presented of the newborn twin
1, birth vaginally, with congenital muscular torticollis right and dissociation clinical ultrasound, which is evidenced with the
views and reports ultrasound; whose prognosis is good when it starts soon the management physiotherapist. The present
work realized in the Institute National Materno Perinatal, has by objective contribute to the knowledge medical e exchange
experiences in the diagnosis early of the congenital muscular torticollis and it reference timely to a center specialized for its
management corresponding.