Painful camptocormia: the relevance of shaking your patient's hand.
Eur Spine J
; 19 Suppl 2: S87-90, 2010 Jul.
Article
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| ID: mdl-19590905
ABSTRACT
Camptocormia is an abnormal posture with marked flexion of thoracolumbar spine that abates in the recumbent position. Camptocormia has been described in various neurological (Parkinsonism), muscular (myopathy), psychogenic or orthopedic disorders. There are several hypotheses that can explain this impaired posture but they are usually related to the concomitant pathologies. We report the first case of a patient with confirmed myotonic dystrophy addressed to our medical center for impaired posture who underwent extensive medical exams and explorations because of a myotonic hand. Axial weakness and muscle atrophy, validated by CT-scan imaging, are discussed independent of the concomitant pathology (Parkinson, myopathy).
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Coluna Vertebral
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Atrofia Muscular
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Dor nas Costas
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Debilidade Muscular
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Equilíbrio Postural
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Distrofia Miotônica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Spine J
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article