| Dropped head syndrome as a presenting sign of scleromyositis. | |
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PMID: 20236664 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The isolated or prominent weakness of cervical extensor muscles is a relatively rare clinical sign known as "dropped head syndrome". It occurs in a variety of neuromuscular diseases. Here, we report the case of a 53 year old woman whose main symptom was a dropped head syndrome that led to the diagnosis of scleromyositis. Scleromyositis is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, which combines polymyositis and scleroderma symptoms. Although idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are listed as causes of dropped head syndrome, very few cases are reported in the literature. Furthermore, scleromyositis revealed by a dropped head syndrome has never been described. As this condition was totally reversed by a regiment of corticosteroids, it is thus of a diagnostic interest for neurologists to be aware of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, including scleromyositis, as a potentially treatable aetiology of dropped head syndrome. |
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Authors:
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Beatrice Garcin; Timoth?e Lenglet; Odile Dubourg; Val?rie Mesnage; Richard Levy |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-03-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the neurological sciences Volume: 292 ISSN: 1878-5883 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Sci. Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-29 Completed Date: 2010-06-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375403 Medline TA: J Neurol Sci Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 101-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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AP-HP, service de neurologie, H?pital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue de Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France. beagarcin@msn.com |
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Female Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use Humans Middle Aged Muscle Weakness / etiology* Neck Muscles / pathology* Polymyositis / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Prednisone / therapeutic use Recovery of Function Scleroderma, Systemic / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Treatment Outcome |
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0/Glucocorticoids; 53-03-2/Prednisone |
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