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tizanidine and Torticollis

tizanidine has been researched along with Torticollis in 1 studies

tizanidine: RN given refers to parent cpd; structure
tizanidine : 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole substituted at C-4 by a Delta(1)-imidazolin-2-ylamino group and at C-4 by a chloro group. It is an agonist at alpha2-adrenergic receptor sites.

Torticollis: A symptom, not a disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary muscle contractions in the neck region of patients with torticollis can be due to congenital defects, trauma, inflammation, tumors, and neurological or other factors.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"A randomized double-blind cross-over study was performed to compare the efficacy of Tizanidine to that of placebo in the treatment of spasmodic torticollis."9.05Spasmodic torticollis: treatment with Tizanidine. ( de Jong, P; Lakke, JP; ten Houten, R; van den Burg, W; van Weerden, TW; Wesseling, H, 1984)
"A randomized double-blind cross-over study was performed to compare the efficacy of Tizanidine to that of placebo in the treatment of spasmodic torticollis."5.05Spasmodic torticollis: treatment with Tizanidine. ( de Jong, P; Lakke, JP; ten Houten, R; van den Burg, W; van Weerden, TW; Wesseling, H, 1984)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
ten Houten, R1
Lakke, JP1
de Jong, P1
van Weerden, TW1
van den Burg, W1
Wesseling, H1

Trials

1 trial available for tizanidine and Torticollis

ArticleYear
Spasmodic torticollis: treatment with Tizanidine.
    Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 1984, Volume: 70, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Clinical Trials as Topic; Clonidine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Doub

1984