Dropped head syndrome due to neuromuscular disorders: Clinical manifestation and evaluation

Neurol Int. 2019 Jun 19;11(3):8198. doi: 10.4081/ni.2019.8198. eCollection 2019 Sep 18.

Abstract

In this article, we discuss the clinical approach to patients with dropped head syndrome and identify the various neuromuscular causes of dropped head syndrome including muscle, neuromuscular junction, peripheral nerve and motor neuron etiologies. We aim to increase awareness of recognition the entity of dropped head syndrome and factors that may predict response to immunomodulating therapy in dropped head syndrome.

Keywords: Dropped head syndrome; neuromuscular disease.

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