We report a case of Sandifer syndrome with chronic torticollis and gastroesophageal reflux (GER). The infant exhibited regurgitations and vomiting from birth. Torticollis with a permanent tilt of the head towards the right developed at age six months. At 16 months, persistence of the vomiting and abnormal attitude of the head and neck led to a CT scan that outruled a brain tumor. Esophageal pH recordings disclosed severe gastroesophageal reflux (pH less than 4 for 46% of the time over 24 hours) and endoscopy showed ulcerated peptic esophagitis. Surgical treatment of the GER ensured both resolution of the reflux and disappearance of the torticollis, establishing the causal relationship between the former and latter manifestations.
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