Focal myopathy as a cause of anterocollis in Parkinsonism

Mov Disord. 2001 Jul;16(4):754-6. doi: 10.1002/mds.1152.

Abstract

We present a patient with levodopa-responsive Parkinsonism who developed disproportionate anterocollis over a period of 4 to 5 weeks. A neurological evaluation, including EMG and muscle biopsy, demonstrated the presence of a focal myopathy typical of the so-called "dropped head syndrome" or "isolated neck extensor myopathy." Parkinsonian patients presenting with disproportionate anterocollis should be evaluated for focal myopathy, as this may represent one possible cause.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dystonic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Dystonic Disorders / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Levodopa / therapeutic use
  • Multiple System Atrophy / diagnosis*
  • Multiple System Atrophy / pathology
  • Neck Muscles* / pathology
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnosis*
  • Parkinson Disease / drug therapy
  • Parkinson Disease / pathology

Substances

  • Levodopa