The dropped head sign: An unusual presenting feature of myasthenia gravis

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 378-379

  Puruckherr, Michael ^a,b   Pooyan, Payam ^a,b   Dube, Daniel ^a,b   Byrd, Ryland P ^a,b   Roy, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a James H Quillen Veteran Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DROPPED HEAD SIGN; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POSTURE;

EID: 2442554200     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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