ReviewStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2015
Radiation-induced camptocormia and dropped head syndrome: Review and case report of radiation-induced movement disorders.
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- Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of cervical paraspinal muscles in dropped head syndrome.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Proposal of a diagnostic algorithm for radiation-induced dropped head syndrome in long-term childhood cancer survivors based on a prospective study in a specialized clinical setting and a review of the literature.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Conservative treatment for dropped head syndrome.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- Dropped head syndrome: a treatment strategy and surgical intervention.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- Dropped head syndrome due to chemoradiotherapy for nasal lymphoma, characterised by short tau inversion recovery high signal intensity in the cervical paraspinal muscles.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
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- Radiation-Induced Fibrosis in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Review of Pathogenesis and Clinical Outcomes.Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology · 2022Review
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- Camptocormia: Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment response.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2018Review
- Pathophysiological Concepts and Treatment of Camptocormia.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2016Review
- An Investigation of the Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced Muscle Injury in a Tree Shrew (Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis SocietyArticle
- Radiation-Induced Myopathy Developing in a Hodgkin Lymphoma Patient: An Autopsy Case with Systemic Muscle Sampling.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent years, camptocormia and dropped head syndrome (DHS) have gained attention as particular forms of movement disorders. Camptocormia presents with involuntary forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine that typically increases during walking or standing and may severely impede walking ability. DHS is characterized by weakness of the neck extensors and a consecutive inability to extend the neck; in severe cases the head is fixed in a "chin to chest position." Many diseases may underlie these conditions, and there have been some reports about radiation-induced camptocormia and DHS.
methodsA PubMed search with the keywords "camptocormia," "dropped head syndrome," "radiation-induced myopathy," "radiation-induced neuropathy," and "radiation-induced movement disorder" was carried out to better characterize radiation-induced movement disorders and the radiation techniques involved. In addition, the case of a patient developing camptocormia 23 years after radiation therapy of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the abdomen is described.
resultsIn total, nine case series of radiation-induced DHS (n = 45 patients) and-including our case-three case reports (n = 3 patients) about radiogenic camptocormia were retrieved. Most cases (40/45 patients) occurred less than 15 years after radiotherapy involving extended fields for Hodgkin's disease.
conclusionThe use of wide radiation fields including many spinal segments with paraspinal muscles may lead to radiation-induced movement disorders. If paraspinal muscles and the thoracolumbar spine are involved, the clinical presentation can be that of camptocormia. DHS may result if there is involvement of the cervical spine. To prevent these disorders, sparing of the spine and paraspinal muscles is desirable.
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