| Myasthenia gravis as a cause of head drop in Parkinson disease. | |
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PMID: 21532382 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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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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Authors:
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Irem Fatma Uludag; Meltem Korucuk; Ufuk Sener; Yasar Zorlu |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The neurologist Volume: 17 ISSN: 1074-7931 ISO Abbreviation: Neurologist Publication Date: 2011 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-05-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9503763 Medline TA: Neurologist Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 144-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurology, Izmir Tepecik Educational and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. |
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