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head retraction

head retraction Head retraction is a persistent backward drawing of the head.

Head retraction is a persistent backward drawing of the head. In this historical source, it is described in infants as following recurrent opisthotonic spasms and being thought to reflect inflammatory disease at the back part of the base of the brain.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc02tuke:chars-3087000-3099000).
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