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August 1, 1992

The dropped head syndrome

August 1992 issue
42 (8) 1625

Abstract

We describe four patients with a neuromuscular syndrome characterized by relatively isolated neck extensor weakness. EMG and muscle biopsies suggest a restrictive noninflammatory myopathy predominantly affecting the cervical paraspinal muscles.

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Neurology®
Volume 42Number 8August 1992
Pages: 1625
PubMed: 1641161

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Published online: August 1, 1992
Published in print: August 1992

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Guillermo A. Suarez, MD
Department of Neurology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA.
John J. Kelly, Jr., MD
Department of Neurology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA.

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