Di Stefano Vincenzo, Attanasi Carmine, Ferrante Camilla, Di Muzio Antonio
Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, "G. d' Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
Centro regionale Sant'Alessio - "Margherita di Savoia per i ciechi", Roma, Italy.
BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Dec 14;11(1):e226822. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226822.
Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a rare condition, characterised by weakness of the cervical paraspinal muscles with sagging of the head. It is usually seen in association with neurological disorders and rarely can follow radiotherapy. We report a case of a 54-year-old man survivor of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who developed DHS 28 years after radiotherapy. He was referred to our department due to progressive weakness and atrophy of cervical paraspinal and shoulder girdle musculature. Physical and neurophysiological examination, electromyography and MRI confirmed the diagnosis of DHS. In the following years, there was no progression of symptoms.
低头综合征(DHS)是一种罕见疾病,其特征为颈段椎旁肌无力伴头部下垂。它通常与神经系统疾病相关,很少继发于放疗后。我们报告一例54岁男性霍奇金淋巴瘤(HL)幸存者,其在放疗28年后出现了低头综合征。由于颈段椎旁和肩胛带肌肉组织进行性无力和萎缩,他被转诊至我们科室。体格检查、神经生理学检查、肌电图检查及磁共振成像(MRI)均确诊为低头综合征。在随后几年中,症状未进展。