P-MU004. A rare treatable cause of dropped head syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 132 (8) ◽  
pp. e120
Author(s):  
Nurul Maisarah Sainuddin ◽  
Christopher Chua ◽  
Sibi Sunny ◽  
Joy Vijayan ◽  
Kay Ng
Keyword(s):  
Dropped Head Syndrome

Effect of the short and intensive rehabilitation (SHAiR) program on dynamic alignment in patients with dropped head syndrome during level walking

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Akifumi Suzuki ◽  
Ken Ishii ◽  
Tatsuya Igawa ◽  
Norihiro Isogai ◽  
Hideto Ui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dropped Head Syndrome ◽  
Level Walking ◽  
Dynamic Alignment ◽  
Intensive Rehabilitation

scholarly journals FRI0398 Inflammatory myopathies with camptocormia or dropped head syndrome are associated scleromyositis with late onset and delayed diagnosis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Pijnenburg ◽  
F Maurier ◽  
N Poursac ◽  
M Couderc ◽  
N Vernier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Onset ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Inflammatory Myopathies ◽  
Dropped Head Syndrome

scholarly journals Histopathological characteristics of cervical extensor tissue in patients with dropped head syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Endo ◽  
Jun Matsubayashi ◽  
Yasunobu Sawaji ◽  
Kazuma Murata ◽  
Takamitsu Konishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Muscle Damage ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Lag Time ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Damage ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Dropped Head Syndrome ◽  
Paravertebral Region

Abstract Background To date, the histopathologic characteristics of dropped head syndrome (DHS) have not been reported sufficiently. The present study investigates the histopathology of biopsy specimens from the cervical paravertebral region in patients with DHS. Methods Histopathological parameters were evaluated in biopsy specimens of the cervical paravertebral soft tissue from 15 patients with DHS. Results Among the 15 cases of DHS examined, skeletal muscle was identified in 7 cases, all of which showed necrosis, microvessel proliferation and atrophy. The ligament was identified in 12 cases, 8 of which showed degeneration. The lag time between the onset of symptoms and the performance of a biopsy in all 8 cases, which showed degeneration was over 3 months. Microvessel proliferation in the ligament was observed in 1 of the 4 cases, in which the lag time between the onset of symptoms and the performance of a biopsy was less than 3 months (acute or subacute phase), and in 7 of the 8 cases, in which the lag time between the symptoms and the performance of a biopsy was over 3 months (chronic phase). Chronic inflammation in the ligament was identified in 1 of the 12 cases. Conclusions The identification of necrosis, microvessel proliferation, and atrophy in the skeletal muscle of patients with DHS and the presence of ligament degeneration and microvessel proliferation in the chronic but not acute or subacute phases may suggest that persistent skeletal muscle damage of the cervical paravertebral region causes subsequent ligament damage in patients with DHS.

scholarly journals Dropped-head syndrome resulting from injury to the central spinal cord at the upper cervical level

2011 ◽  
Vol 93-B (4) ◽  
pp. 503-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Rust ◽  
A. C. Ching ◽  
R. A. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Dropped Head Syndrome ◽  
Upper Cervical ◽  
Cervical Level

Dropped head syndrome caused by various diagnoses – effect of physiotherapy (The 2nd report)

2015 ◽  
Vol 357 ◽  
pp. e280
Author(s):  
M. Nagaoka ◽  
Y. Hayashi ◽  
I. Yonezawa
Keyword(s):  
Dropped Head Syndrome

Spinal Sagittal Alignment in Patients With Dropped Head Syndrome

Spine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (21) ◽  
pp. E1267-E1273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuma Murata ◽  
Endo Kenji ◽  
Hidekazu Suzuki ◽  
Taichiro Takamatsu ◽  
Hirosuke Nishimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sagittal Alignment ◽  
Dropped Head Syndrome ◽  
Spinal Sagittal Alignment

Dropped Head Syndrome Associated with Hypothyroidism and Hypokalemia

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-75
Author(s):  
Suman Kumar Kotwal ◽  
◽  
Shalija Kotwal ◽  
Neha Pandita ◽  
Annil Mahajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dropped Head Syndrome
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