Bastedo Symptom

Bastedo's symptom Bastedo was an Irish surgeon who first described the "head bob" symptom, that is, the rapid rocking of the naked head back and forth. He reported this symptom in 1913 as an illustration for his lectures on surgery at the University of Virginia. The symptom is most often seen in children and young people, but can also occur in adults. Such a syndrome may be a sign of a certain disease.

*Description of Symptom* Bastedos began observing this phenomenon in children who spent too much time watching television or computers, which later became known as “screen sickness.” He found that children could hold their head still for a long time, but during the reverse movement of the head up, persistent dizziness appeared, which could be eliminated by stopping the exercise. This symptom is also a characteristic sign of cervical dystonia, a pathological condition in which the head turns to one side, which is accompanied by painful spasms. Head shaking usually occurs in people over 40 years of age and is common in people who have had a stroke. Experts have not come to a consensus on the causes of this symptom, but the most popular version is a violation of balance and orientation in space.

In their diary of operations in December 1900, the famous American surgeon Victor H. Allen and his colleague Bazenau M. Louis recorded a case of cure for Ringarcellum disease, noticing and describing the sequence of the phenomenon "Ba