[Torticollis spasmodicus and addiction].

From a random sample of 49 patients suffering from torticollis spasmodicus and dependence on alcohol or medicaments, 6 have been selected and are discussed with i view to findings possible mutual influences between the disorders. In particular, premorbid accentuation of personality presented itself as a potential risk factor leading to both tortocollis and alcoholism. In various cases, the patient makes use of alcohol for self-treatment of extrapyramidal-motor symptoms. But such phenomenological developments are preceded by varied constellations of conditions, that have to be taken into account in the treatment.