Dropped head syndrome in severe intractable epilepsies with mental retardation.

• Authors: BRÁZDIL Milan; FOJTÍKOVÁ Dagmar; KOŠŤÁLOVÁ Eva; BAREŠ Martin; KUBA Robert; PAŽOURKOVÁ Marta; REKTOR Ivan
• Year of publication: 2005
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Seizure: European Joural of Epilepsy.
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences
• Keywords: Refractory epilepsy; Droppe head syndrome; L-Carnitine dificiency
• Description: Dropped head syndrome is characterized by a gradual forward sagging of the head due to the isolated weakness of the neck extensor muscles.

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