Dropped head syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 551-

  Jaster, J Howard ^a   Bertorini, Tulio E ^a   Swims, Melanie P ^a   Dohan, F Curtis ^a   Menke, Paul G ^a   Becske, Tibor ^a   Monkemuller, Klaus E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; HEAD; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

AGED; HEAD; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031065339     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.2.551     Document Type: Letter

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