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Radiation-induced camptocormia and dropped head syndrome: Review and case report of radiation-induce...

Radiation-induced camptocormia and dropped head syndrome: Review and case report of radiation-induce...

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Radiation-induced camptocormia and dropped head syndrome: Review and case report of radiation-induced movement disorders

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Radiation-induced camptocormia and dropped head syndrome: Review and case report of radiation-induced movement disorders

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, 2015, Vol.191 (10), p.765-770

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Background
In recent years, camptocormia and dropped head syndrome (DHS) have gained attention as particular forms of movement disorders. Camptocormia presents with involuntary forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine that typically increases during walking or standing and may severely impede walking ability. DHS is characterized by weakness o...

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Radiation-induced camptocormia and dropped head syndrome: Review and case report of radiation-induced movement disorders

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1744664935

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1744664935

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ISSN

0179-7158

E-ISSN

1439-099X

DOI

10.1007/s00066-015-0857-8

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