Neck extensor muscle weakness (Dropped head syndrome) following radiotherapy

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Bhatia, Sumita ^a   Miller, Robert C ^a   Lachance, Daniel L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Head; Hodgkin disease Radiotherapy; Muscle weakness; Muscular athrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR HORN CELL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ORTHOSIS; RADIATION INJURY; SOFT CERVICAL COLLAR; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 33645841345     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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