Is there a role for surgery in the management of dropped head syndrome?

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-293

  Amin, A ^a,b   Casey, A T H ^a   Etherington, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dropped head syndrome; Fusion; Surgery

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FALLING; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK MUSCLES; PHENYTOIN; POSTURE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 4143070140     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690410001732779     Document Type: Article

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