Dropped head syndrome (DHS): neuromuscular causes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on dropped head syndrome (dhs): neuromuscular causes: Inflammatory myopathies Polymyositis Inclusion body myositis (IBM) Metabolic myopathies Endocrine myopathies Other myopathies Muscular dystrophies Anterior horn cell (AHC) disorders Neuromuscular junction and…
Inflammatory myopathies
- Polymyositis
- Inclusion body myositis (IBM)
Metabolic myopathies
Endocrine myopathies
Other myopathies
Muscular dystrophies
Anterior horn cell (AHC) disorders
Neuromuscular junction and neuropathic causes
Systemic disorders
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