A psychometric stury of 34 patients afflicted with spasmodic torticollis

The clinical and psychometric comparison of two group of patients, one with spasmodic torticollis, the other with operated herniated disc, showed closely related psychological profiles. The most important perturbations are found in spasmodic torticollis and seem related to the disease's chronicity. In no case was a predominant hysteric structure found. The results of these investigations on the disorder's etiology are discussed.