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  • Title: Myasthenia gravis as a cause of head drop in Parkinson disease.
    Author: Uludag IF, Korucuk M, Sener U, Zorlu Y.
    Journal: Neurologist; 2011 May; 17(3):144-6. PubMed ID: 21532382.
    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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