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Myasthenia Gravis as a Cause of Head Drop in Parkinson Disease
The Neurologist 17:144-146, Uludag, I.F.,et al, 2011
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Article Abstract
Head drop is characterized by marked anterior flexion of the cervical spine. As a result, the affected patient presents with the head tilted forward and the chin resting on the chest. We report a 75-year-old male patient with parkinsonism and head drop caused by isolated myasthenic weakness of the neck extensor muscles. Our case is the second report of isolated head drop as a presenting symptom of myasthenia gravis in a patient with parkinsonism.
 
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