Surgical treatment for dropped head syndrome with cervical spondylotic amyotrophy: a case report

Surgical treatment for dropped head syndrome with cervical spondylotic amyotrophy: a case report

Abstract Background Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a flexion deformity of the neck that is caused by severe weakness of the neck extensor muscles. DHS occurs in combination with not only neuromuscular disorders, but also cervical spondylosis. However, there are few reports of DHS complicated by cerv...

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Main Authors: Shinji Taniguchi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuchika Aoki, Arata Nakajima, Fumiaki Terajima, Masato Sonobe, Yorikazu Akatsu, Manabu Yamada, Takeo Furuya, Masao Koda, Masashi Yamazaki, Seiji Ohtori, Koichi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Dropped head syndrome
Cervical spondylotic amyotrophy
Spinal instrumented surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3612-2

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