Prominent neck extension weakness is an uncommon clinical entity, also termed dropped-head syndrome, that may be part of a generalized neuromuscular disorder. We report here the case of a woman with dropped-head syndrome and pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to systemic sclerosis. Subsequently, she developed common variable immunodeficiency and subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy was started. After two months from the start of therapy we did not observe any improvement in the degree of flexion of the head, although the clinical examination shows an improvement in neck extensor muscle strength. Subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy could be a possible therapeutic option for the treatment of myopathic neck extensor weakness.
SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN THERAPY IN A PATIENT WITH MYOPATHIC DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME AND COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY / Rosato, Edoardo; Molinaro, Ilenia; Pisarri, Simonetta; Salsano, Felice. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS. - ISSN 0393-974X. - STAMPA. - 25:4(2011), pp. 667-670.
SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN THERAPY IN A PATIENT WITH MYOPATHIC DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME AND COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY
ROSATO, Edoardo;MOLINARO, ILENIA;PISARRI, Simonetta;SALSANO, Felice
2011
Abstract
Prominent neck extension weakness is an uncommon clinical entity, also termed dropped-head syndrome, that may be part of a generalized neuromuscular disorder. We report here the case of a woman with dropped-head syndrome and pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to systemic sclerosis. Subsequently, she developed common variable immunodeficiency and subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy was started. After two months from the start of therapy we did not observe any improvement in the degree of flexion of the head, although the clinical examination shows an improvement in neck extensor muscle strength. Subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy could be a possible therapeutic option for the treatment of myopathic neck extensor weakness.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.