Myasthenia gravis as a cause of head drop in Parkinson disease.
Neurologist
; 17(3): 144-6, 2011 May.
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ABSTRACT
Head drop is characterized by marked anterior flexion of the cervical spine. As a result, the affected patient presents with the head tilted forward and the chin resting on the chest. We report a 75-year-old male patient with parkinsonism and head drop caused by isolated myasthenic weakness of the neck extensor muscles. Our case is the second report of isolated head drop as a presenting symptom of myasthenia gravis in a patient with parkinsonism.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Debilidade Muscular
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Miastenia Gravis
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Músculos do Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurologist
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article