Dropped head syndrome and Systemic sclerosis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-303

  Rosato, Edoardo ^a   Rossi, Carmelina ^a   Salsano, Felice ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dropped head syndrome; Myopathies; Neck extensor weakness; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; NECK MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK MUSCLES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 67349144732     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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