Camptocormia in Parkinson’s disease: Dystonia or myopathy?
✍ Scribed by Tasneem Peeraully; Eng-King Tan
- Book ID
- 119192833
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2210-5336
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## Abstract Extreme forward flexion of the spine, named camptocormia (CC), and head drop syndrome (HD) may be among the most disabling symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). This study aims to eludicate the etiology of PD‐associated CC and HD via a multidisciplinary approach (clinical examination, e
## Abstract The objective of our study was to describe the clinical features of camptocormia, an involuntary, marked flexion of the thoracolumbar spine in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and to understand its etiology. In a prospective, cross‐sectional study, we examined 15 patients with PD and