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ArticleNeurology international2019

Dropped head syndrome due to neuromuscular disorders: Clinical manifestation and evaluation.

Ahmet Z Burakgazi, Perry K Richardson, Mohammad Abu-Rub

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Article in Neurology international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dropped head syndrome leading to the diagnosis of antisynthetase syndrome: a motor neuron mimicker.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  3. Evaluating Range of Motion of Two Prominent Neck Support Devices for Daily Activities.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2026
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  4. Preliminary Investigation of Myoelectric Control of an Assistive Neck Exoskeleton by Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2026
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  5. Dropped head syndrome caused by paralysis hypokalemia.Medical journal, Armed Forces India · 2025
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  13. Dropped head as presenting sign of acute motor and sensory neuropathy with reversible conduction failure.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmet Z BurakgaziVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.
Perry K RichardsonVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.
Mohammad Abu-RubVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.
Virginia Tech · USCarilion Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article, we discuss the clinical approach to patients with dropped head syndrome and identify the various neuromuscular causes of dropped head syndrome including muscle, neuromuscular junction, peripheral nerve and motor neuron etiologies. We aim to increase awareness of recognition the entity of dropped head syndrome and factors that may predict response to immunomodulating therapy in dropped head syndrome.

Indexed as

Dropped head syndromeneuromuscular disease

Identifiers

PMID31579150
PMCPMC6763751
OpenAlexW2950389606

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