ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2020
Isolated Neck Extensor Myopathy Associated With Cervical Spondylosis: A Case Report and Brief Review.
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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
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- 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
- Spinal Metastasis Causing Dropped Head Syndrome in the Chiropractic Office: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Post-polio syndrome presenting as isolated neck extensor myopathy: a case report.AME case reports · 2023Article
- The Short and Intensive Rehabilitation (SHAiR) Program Improves Dropped Head Syndrome Caused by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is manifested as the inability to maintain the head in an upright posture. It has been associated with a wide spectrum of myopathies and neurological conditions. Isolated neck extensor myopathy (INEM) is one of many potential causes of DHS. This is a case report of a 72-year-old man who presented with degenerative cervical spondylosis and DHS for 2 years. He had previously failed to achieve a positive outcome to medication, cervical collar and exercise rehabilitation. However, he was able to regain his voluntary head control after a 4-month chiropractic program. It is believed that INEM is caused by isolated myopathic changes from chronic injury and overloading of the cervical muscles. Cervical spondylosis has been attributed as the cause of DHS secondary to denervation of the cervical extensors. While INEM associated with degenerative spondylosis is not medically treatable, manipulative therapies may be adopted before considering surgical intervention.
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