title: Dropped head as an unusual presenting sign of myasthenia gravis.
abstract: Prominent or isolated weakness of cervical extensor muscles is a relatively rare clinical sign. Commonly, this is known as "dropped-head syndrome". This abnormal flexion of the head may occur in a variety of neuromuscular diseases and in a few non-neurological disorders as well. The case we describe concerns a 61-year-old woman with dropped-head syndrome as the unique complaint of myasthenia gravis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Universitario di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia 1, I-90129 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Amelio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ragonese
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Daniele
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brighina
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fierro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savettieri
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide