Myopathic dropped head syndrome: A syndrome of mixed aetiology

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 334-336

  Goh, K J ^a   Wong, K T ^a   Tan, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dropped head syndrome; Isolated neck extensor myopathy; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHIC DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033860795     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.1999.0209     Document Type: Article

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