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dropped head syndrome
- Term ID
- DOID:0060034
- Synonyms
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- floppy head syndrome
- Definition
- A spinal disease that is characterized by severe kyphotic deformity of the cervicothoracic spine and by severe weakness of the cervical paraspinal muscles that results in the passively correctable chin-on-chest deformity. This syndrome is defined by weakness of neck extensor muscles against gravity with or without weakness of neck flexor muscles. (3)
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- Secondary ID:
- Merged into
- obsolete primary Spirochaetales infectious disease
- Ontology
- ( DOID:0060034 )
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