Late appearance of dropped head syndrome after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 666-669

  Rowin, Julie ^a   Cheng, Grace ^b   Lewis, Steven L ^b   Meriggioli, Matthew N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dropped head; Hodgkin's disease; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOFIBROSIS; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; NECK MUSCLES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TIME;

EID: 33750462774     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20623     Document Type: Article

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