Dropped head as an unusual presenting sign of myasthenia gravis.
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.
D'Amelio
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Dipartimento Universitario di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia 1, I-90129 Palermo, Italy.
Di Benedetto
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N
Ragonese
P
P
Daniele
O
O
Brighina
F
F
Fierro
B
B
Savettieri
G
G
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
D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide