Dropped head syndrome (DHS): non-neuromuscular causes

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Dropped head syndrome (DHS): non-neuromuscular causes. Syringomyelia, Cervical spondylosis, Ankylosing spondylitis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Cervical diseases

  • Syringomyelia
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Forced cervical hyperflexion
  • Cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis)

Neurodegenerative causes

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Miscellaneous causes

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Causes of intermittent head drop

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References

  1. Umapathi T, Chaudhry V, Cornblath D, Drachman D, Griffin J, Kuncl R. Head drop and camptocormia. JNNP 2002; 73:1–7.
  2. Leung H, Hui ACG, Kay R. The dropped head. Pract Neurol 2006; 6:42-43.
  3. Gourie-Devi M, Nalini A, Sandhya S. Early or late appearance of "dropped had syndrome" in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. JNNP 2003; 74:683-686.
  4. Nalini A, Ravishankar S. "Dropped head syndrome" in syringomyelia: report of two cases. JNNP 2005; 76:290-300.
  5. Price RF. Acute head drop after cervical hyperflexion injury. JNNP 2004; 75:788-793.
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