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Neck hypertonia

MedGen UID:
1635391
Concept ID:
C4703583
Finding
HPO: HP:0031867

Definition

Increased passive stiffness or tightness of the neck musculature. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeck hypertonia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hull M, Anupindi VR, DeKoven M, He J, Bouchard J
Adv Ther 2023 Sep;40(9):3986-4003. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02563-5. PMID: 37414904Free PMC Article
Burmeister S
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Dec;21(6):543-7. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000002. PMID: 24157634
Gangarosa LP Sr, Mahan PE, Ciarlone AE
Cranio 1991 Oct;9(4):328-38. doi: 10.1080/08869634.1991.11678380. PMID: 1820833

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hull M, Anupindi VR, DeKoven M, He J, Bouchard J
Adv Ther 2023 Sep;40(9):3986-4003. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02563-5. PMID: 37414904Free PMC Article
Ella B, Guillaud E, Langbour N, Guehl D, Burbaud P
J Prosthodont 2017 Jun;26(4):280-283. Epub 2015 Nov 20 doi: 10.1111/jopr.12394. PMID: 26588188
Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG
Physiother Theory Pract 2013 May;29(4):259-70. Epub 2012 Oct 22 doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731675. PMID: 23088702
Novak I, Campbell L, Boyce M, Fung VS; Cerebral Palsy Institute
Eur J Neurol 2010 Aug;17 Suppl 2:94-108. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03130.x. PMID: 20633181
Chou R, Peterson K, Helfand M
J Pain Symptom Manage 2004 Aug;28(2):140-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.05.002. PMID: 15276195

Diagnosis

Hull M, Anupindi VR, DeKoven M, He J, Bouchard J
Adv Ther 2023 Sep;40(9):3986-4003. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02563-5. PMID: 37414904Free PMC Article
Ella B, Guillaud E, Langbour N, Guehl D, Burbaud P
J Prosthodont 2017 Jun;26(4):280-283. Epub 2015 Nov 20 doi: 10.1111/jopr.12394. PMID: 26588188
Burmeister S
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Dec;21(6):543-7. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000002. PMID: 24157634
Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG
Physiother Theory Pract 2013 May;29(4):259-70. Epub 2012 Oct 22 doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731675. PMID: 23088702
River Y, Averbuch-Heller L, Weinberger M, Meiner Z, Mevorach D, Schlesinger I, Argov Z
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1994 Jun;57(6):705-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.57.6.705. PMID: 8006651Free PMC Article

Therapy

Hull M, Anupindi VR, DeKoven M, He J, Bouchard J
Adv Ther 2023 Sep;40(9):3986-4003. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02563-5. PMID: 37414904Free PMC Article
Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG
Physiother Theory Pract 2013 May;29(4):259-70. Epub 2012 Oct 22 doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731675. PMID: 23088702
Novak I, Campbell L, Boyce M, Fung VS; Cerebral Palsy Institute
Eur J Neurol 2010 Aug;17 Suppl 2:94-108. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03130.x. PMID: 20633181
Chou R, Peterson K, Helfand M
J Pain Symptom Manage 2004 Aug;28(2):140-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.05.002. PMID: 15276195
River Y, Averbuch-Heller L, Weinberger M, Meiner Z, Mevorach D, Schlesinger I, Argov Z
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1994 Jun;57(6):705-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.57.6.705. PMID: 8006651Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Reitz I, Allen C, Rappaport DE
J Emerg Med 2023 Oct;65(4):e307-e309. Epub 2023 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.05.023. PMID: 37690955
Wu J, Xu H, Wang L, Li J
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023 Jun 6;24(1):462. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06518-3. PMID: 37280627Free PMC Article
Matsumoto K, Izawa S, Fukaya K, Matsuda E, Fujiyama M, Matsuzawa K, Okura T, Kato M, Taniguchi SI, Yamamoto K
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022 Apr 19;107(5):e1938-e1945. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac013. PMID: 35022743
Paolucci S, Martinuzzi A, Scivoletto G, Smania N, Solaro C, Aprile I, Armando M, Bergamaschi R, Berra E, Berto G, Carraro E, Cella M, Gandolfi M, Masciullo M, Molinari M, Pagliano E, Pecchioli C, Roncari L, Torre M, Trabucco E, Vallies G, Zerbinati P, Tamburin S; Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation (ICCPN)
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2016 Dec;52(6):827-840. Epub 2016 Aug 31 PMID: 27579581
Davis RA, Davis L
Neurosurgery 1982 May;10(5):635-42. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198205000-00017. PMID: 7099417

Clinical prediction guides

Kaiyrzhanov R, Rad A, Lin SJ, Bertoli-Avella A, Kallemeijn WW, Godwin A, Zaki MS, Huang K, Lau T, Petree C, Efthymiou S, Karimiani EG, Hempel M, Normand EA, Rudnik-Schöneborn S, Schatz UA, Baggelaar MP, Ilyas M, Sultan T, Alvi JR, Ganieva M, Fowler B, Aanicai R, Tayfun GA, Al Saman A, Alswaid A, Amiri N, Asilova N, Shotelersuk V, Yeetong P, Azam M, Babaei M, Monajemi GB, Mohammadi P, Samie S, Banu SH, Pinto Basto J, Kortüm F, Bauer M, Bauer P, Beetz C, Garshasbi M, Issa AH, Eyaid W, Ahmed H, Hashemi N, Hassanpour K, Herman I, Ibrohimov S, Abdul-Majeed BA, Imdad M, Isrofilov M, Kaiyal Q, Khan S, Kirmse B, Koster J, Lourenço CM, Mitani T, Moldovan O, Murphy D, Najafi M, Pehlivan D, Rocha ME, Salpietro V, Schmidts M, Shalata A, Mahroum M, Talbeya JK, Taylor RW, Vazquez D, Vetro A, Waterham HR, Zaman M, Schrader TA, Chung WK, Guerrini R, Lupski JR, Gleeson J, Suri M, Jamshidi Y, Bhatia KP, Vona B, Schrader M, Severino M, Guille M, Tate EW, Varshney GK, Houlden H, Maroofian R
Brain 2024 Apr 4;147(4):1436-1456. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad380. PMID: 37951597Free PMC Article
Hull M, Anupindi VR, DeKoven M, He J, Bouchard J
Adv Ther 2023 Sep;40(9):3986-4003. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02563-5. PMID: 37414904Free PMC Article
Kashihara K, Imamura T
J Neurol Sci 2013 Jan 15;324(1-2):106-8. Epub 2012 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.10.011. PMID: 23151424
Chou R, Peterson K, Helfand M
J Pain Symptom Manage 2004 Aug;28(2):140-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.05.002. PMID: 15276195
Davis RA, Davis L
Neurosurgery 1982 May;10(5):635-42. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198205000-00017. PMID: 7099417

Recent systematic reviews

Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG
Physiother Theory Pract 2013 May;29(4):259-70. Epub 2012 Oct 22 doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731675. PMID: 23088702
Chou R, Peterson K, Helfand M
J Pain Symptom Manage 2004 Aug;28(2):140-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.05.002. PMID: 15276195

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