Lidocaine injections and neck corset wearing improve dropped head syndrome in Parkinson's disease and related disorders

Lidocaine injections and neck corset wearing improve dropped head syndrome in Parkinson's disease and related disorders

Background: Patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders (PDRD) may exhibit dropped head syndrome (DHS), which does not yet have an effective treatment. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of combining lidocaine injection into the bilateral scalene muscles and neck corset wearing on d...

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Main Authors: Yohei Mukai, Yoshihiko Furusawa, Yuko Morimoto, Yuka Hama, Tomoya Kawazoe, Yuji Saitoh, Takashi Sakamoto, Yuji Takahashi, Miho Murata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Subjects:
Dropped head
Parkinson's disease
Muscle afferent block
Lidocaine
Scalene muscle
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259011251930026X

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