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Case Reports
. 1994 Jul;17(7):808-10.
doi: 10.1002/mus.880170717.

The dropped head syndrome with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

D Hoffman  1 , L Gutmann
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Case Reports

The dropped head syndrome with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

D Hoffman et al. Muscle Nerve. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

The dropped head syndrome occurs in a variety of neuromuscular disorders. We present a woman with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy who developed this syndrome, likely reflecting severe demyelination of nerves to cervical paraspinal muscles.

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