Dropped Head and Parkinsonism
Scientific BACKGROUND: Dropped head sing is characterized by severe neck flexion. It results from neck extensor weakness or increased tone of the flexor muscles. This sign is usually reported in neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, polymyositis and myopath...
Main Authors: | Figen Varlıbaş, Gülbün Yüksel, Kemal Tutkavul, Hülya Tireli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2008-04-01
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Series: | Türk Nöroloji Dergisi |
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Online Access: | http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-46855 |
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