title: Dropped head syndrome: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a relatively rare condition, with a broad differential diagnosis. This deformity has significant implications on the health and quality of life of affected individuals. While surgery seems to be an obvious therapeutic option, there is a paucity of information on surgical intervention with no clear consensus on an optimal approach or timing. We present a case of DHS in a young woman to illustrate this condition, and review the current literature. Although at present the only definitive solution for correction and stabilization of DHS is surgical intervention involving multilevel instrumented fixation and fusion, this condition requires a persistent medical workup and treatment of reversible causes before surgical intervention is contemplated.
authors: Division of Neurosurgery and Krembil Neuroscience-Spinal Program, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Allan R
authors: AR
authors: Martin
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Reddy
authors: Michael G
authors: MG
authors: Fehlings
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