Jane Krakowski's neck trying to eat her face

[Pippin]

That's a nightmare! Poor woman!

[Bellatheball]

Originally Posted by dakodas

Not true. The head can go to the side as well. I was just in the hospital with someone who had it. Her head would make these turtle-coming out of the shell-movements.


Torticollis is a type of dystonia.

Yep, but it's not the same as tardive dyskinesia.

[Grimmlok]

cant they just snip it and staple it back to where it should be

[dakodas]

Originally Posted by Bellatheball

Yep, but it's not the same as tardive dyskinesia.

I didn't say it was...

[Chilly Willy]

Originally Posted by Bellatheball

Yep, but it's not the same as tardive dyskinesia.

Are you guys medical students?

Do you know if it can be fixed?

[Bellatheball]

I don't know what JK has. No one can diagnose her from a few photos. It looks like tortacollis.

Tardive dyskensia is a syndrome of abnormal movements than can come from a variety of meds (look out Thetan Tom!) but is usually seen after very long term use. There are other etiologies of td but this is the most common I believe. From what I remember, the symptoms aren't usually reversible when you stop meds.

Tortacollis can usually be improved with therapy but not always. Last time I looked into it (back in school several years ago), they were using Botox for some cases that weren't improved with therapy. That's about all I know about it. And yep, I do work in medicine but not in Neurology so my knowledge of these is somewhat limited to what I learned in school.

[Chilly Willy]

Thanks for the explanation. That poor woman.

[dakodas]

Originally Posted by Bellatheball

I don't know what JK has. No one can diagnose her from a few photos. It looks like tortacollis.

Tardive dyskensia is a syndrome of abnormal movements than can come from a variety of meds (look out Thetan Tom!) but is usually seen after very long term use. There are other etiologies of td but this is the most common I believe. From what I remember, the symptoms aren't usually reversible when you stop meds.

Tortacollis can usually be improved with therapy but not always. Last time I looked into it (back in school several years ago), they were using Botox for some cases that weren't improved with therapy. That's about all I know about it. And yep, I do work in medicine but not in Neurology so my knowledge of these is somewhat limited to what I learned in school.

They used Botox on the lady I was in the hospital with too. She believes her condition resulted from one use of Haldol.

[Bellatheball]

^ Yep, that's one of the offending drugs. It doesn't happen to everyone who uses them but you sure as heck don't want to be the one who develops problems!

[Somerset]

Maybe it's not a disease, Natalie Portman seems to have it too.

[SVZ]

Originally Posted by Somerset

Maybe it's not a disease, Natalie Portman seems to have it too.

that's just bitch.

the guy in the blue sweater is kinda cute, well...the right side of his face is.

[Somerset]

Originally Posted by SVZ

that's just bitch.

the guy in the blue sweater is kinda cute, well...the right side of his face is.

I noticed the cute guy too. Btw, what do you mean by "that's just bitch"?

[moomies]

Could this be some kinda side effect of HGH (human growth hormone)? I remember it makes your neck thick...maybe it has other neck related irreversible side effects?

[Bellatheball]

^^ HGH would probably give symmetrical changes. You wouldn't see thickening of half of her neck.

[Palermo]

I admit it, you've all stumped me, never heard of any of these conditions. Poor woman.