Focal, steroid responsive myositis causing dropped head syndrome.
The dropped head syndrome, which occurs in a variety of neuromuscular disorders, is usually not due to an inflammatory process and generally either self-limited or nonresponsive to therapy. We present an 80-year-old woman who developed progressive neck weakness over a few months due to a focal and restricted inflammatory process involving the neck extensor muscles. She responded dramatically to treatment with immunosuppressive therapy.
Biran
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Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Cohen
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Diment
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Peyser
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Bahnof
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Steiner
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009220:Myositis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000187:drug effects*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone