Dropped head syndrome: a rare adverse drug reaction identified in the FDA adverse event reporting system and review of case reports in the literature

X Liu, X Zhao, Y He, Y Tang, XL Yan… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a relatively rare disease, and its potential
relationship with drug exposure has been postulated but is poorly understood. Research …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management of dropped head syndrome: A systematic review

MJ Cavagnaro, JM Orenday-Barraza… - Surgical Neurology …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is uncommon and involves severe weakness
of neck-extensor muscles resulting in a progressive reducible cervical kyphosis. The first …

Conservative treatment for dropped head syndrome

H Miyamoto, T Ikeda, M Akagi - European Spine Journal, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Previous reports on the outcome of conservative treatment for dropped head
syndrome (DHS) are scarce. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the efficacy of …

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in patients with dropped head syndrome

K Endo, H Nishimura, Y Sawaji, T Aihara, H Suzuki… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This is a retrospective study of a consecutive case series of dropped head
syndrome (DHS). Objective. To identify the characteristic features of contrast-enhanced …

A structurally enhanced neck exoskeleton to assist with head-neck motion

D Demaree, H Zhang - 2023 International Symposium on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design of a neck exoskeleton to assist with head-neck motion for
patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Motor neuron degeneration caused by ALS …

Evaluation and management of radiation-induced plexopathies

N Jones, MD Stubblefield - Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of the review is to detail the pathophysiology,
clinical signs and symptoms, and evaluation and management of patients with radiation …

Eight cases of sudden-onset dropped head syndrome: patient series

K Endo, Y Sawaji, T Aihara, H Suzuki, K Murata… - … of Neurosurgery: Case …, 2021 - thejns.org
BACKGROUND As the proportion of elderly people continues to increase, the number of
patients with dropped head syndrome (DHS) also grows. However, the relationship between …

Proposal of a diagnostic algorithm for radiation-induced dropped head syndrome in long-term childhood cancer survivors based on a prospective study in a …

S Rieken, LL Kronziel, T Langer, D Rades… - Journal of Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To prospectively assess the incidence of Dropped Head Syndrome (DHS) in
childhood cancer survivors (CCS) and to develop and evaluate a diagnostic algorithm for …

Prevalence of sarcopenia in idiopathic dropped head syndrome patients is similar to healthy volunteers

T Igawa, K Ishii, N Isogai, A Suzuki, M Ishizaka… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Dropped head syndrome (DHS) exhibits cervical deformity due to weakness of the cervical
extensor group, and sarcopenia is characterized by progressive and systemic reduction in …

Acute progressive pediatric post-traumatic kyphotic deformity

P Vachata, J Lodin, M Bolcha, Š Brušáková, M Sameš - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cervical kyphosis is a rare entity with challenging management due to the limitations of
pediatric age, along with a growing spine. The pathogenesis is made up of a large group of …