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Paraspinous Myopathies: The Dropped Head and Bent Spine Syndromes

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Paraspinous myopathy is also referred to as isolated neck extensor myopathy (INEM) (dropped head syndrome) and isolated trunk extensor myopathy (ITEM) (bent spine syndrome and camptocormia). This increasingly recognized entity may be isolated or be a feature of various neurological and neuromuscular disorders. This chapter discusses the causes and differential diagnosis of paraspinous myopathies including its diagnosis and management.

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    Numthip Chitravas MD

  2. Neuromuscular Center & EMG Laboratory, Department of Neurology, The Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Bolwell Building, 5th Floor, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

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Chitravas, N., Katirji, B. (2014). Paraspinous Myopathies: The Dropped Head and Bent Spine Syndromes. In: Katirji, B., Kaminski, H., Ruff, R. (eds) Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6567-6_66

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