title: Dropped head syndrome. Three case-reports.
abstract: Dropped head syndrome is characterized by gradual forward sagging of the head due to weakness of the neck extensor muscles. We report three cases in elderly patients seen by rheumatologists at our institution. There was some evidence suggestive of a neurogenic process, whereas most reported cases of dropped head syndrome have been ascribed to myopathy. Dropped head syndrome can probably be produced by multiple causes. The close ties between dropped head syndrome and acquired camptocormia in adults are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaouat
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belange
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D019416:Head Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed