Dropped head syndrome as initial and predominant manifestation of inflammatory myopathy.
| Autor: | Ivanovski T; Neurology, Hospital Universitari Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain taneski99@gmail.com., Dávila González P; Neurology, Fundació Hospital de Manacor, Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain., Olivé Plana M; Neuromuscular Pathology Unit, Neurology, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain., Miralles Morell F; Neurology, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2021 Jun 09; Vol. 14 (6). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 09. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2019-233385 |
| Abstrakt: | Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is an uncommon clinical syndrome, which requires complex diagnostic evaluation. A variety of neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disease can produce weakness of head extensor muscles and consequently lead to head drop. Inflammatory myopathy has been described as a cause of DHS, however head drop has only exceptionally been reported as being the presenting symptom of this disorder. We describe an original case of DHS as an initial and predominant manifestation of inflammatory myopathy with histopathological features of polymyositis, with an excellent response to immunosuppressive treatment. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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