The dropped head syndrome with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

The dropped head syndrome occurs in a variety of neuromuscular disorders. We present a woman with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy who developed this syndrome, likely reflecting severe demyelination of nerves to cervical paraspinal muscles. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Muscle & nerve 1994-07, Vol.17 (7), p.808-810
Hauptverfasser:	Hoffman, Donald, Gutmann, Ludwig, Griggs, Robert C., Mendell, Jerry R., Miller, Robert G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Demyelinating Diseases - physiopathology Demyelinating Diseases - therapy dropped head syndrome Electromyography Female Head Humans Medical sciences Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis Neck Muscles - innervation Neck Muscles - physiopathology Neural Conduction Neurology Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - therapy polyneuropathy Posture Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:	The dropped head syndrome occurs in a variety of neuromuscular disorders. We present a woman with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy who developed this syndrome, likely reflecting severe demyelination of nerves to cervical paraspinal muscles. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN:	0148-639X 1097-4598
DOI:	10.1002/mus.880170717