title: Camptocormia and deep brain stimulation: The interesting overlapping etiologies and the therapeutic role of subthalamic nucleus-deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease with camptocormia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Camptocormia is known as "bent spine syndrome" and defined as a forward hyperflexion. The most common etiologic factor is related with the movement disorders, mainly in Parkinson's disease (PD).
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 51-year-old woman who has been followed with PD for the last 10 years, and also under the therapy for PD. An unappreciated correlation low back pain with camptocormia developed. She underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subthalamic nucleus bilaterally and improved her bending posture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The relationship between the DBS and camptocormia is discussed in this unique condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ekmekci
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hulagu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaptan
keywords: Camptocormia; Parkinson's disease; deep brain stimulation