Dropped head syndrome in motor neuron disease;Síndrome da cabeça caída em doença do neurônio motor

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 118-121

  Lorenzoni, Paulo José ^a   Lange, Marcos Christiano ^a   Kay, Cláudia S K ^a   De Almeida, Luiz G M P ^a   Teive, Hélio A G ^a   Scola, Rosana H ^a   Werneck, Lineu C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Dropped head syndrome; Electromyography; Lower motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646449036     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000100024     Document Type: Article

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