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Descriptor English: Dropped Head Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Cabeza Caída
Descriptor síndrome de la cabeza caída
Entry term(s) deformidad de la barbilla sobre el pecho
deformidad del mentón sobre el pecho
Scope note: Trastorno caracterizado por la caída de la cabeza debido a una debilidad intensa de los MÚSCULOS DEL CUELLO en la parte posterior del cuello. Puede causar una CIFOSIS cervical intensa denominada deformidad de la barbilla sobre el pecho. El síndrome de cabeza caída se asocia a menudo a otras enfermedades, como ENFERMEDAD DE PARKINSON, ICTUS, CÁNCER DE CABEZA Y CUELLO y ESPONDILITIS ANQUILOSANTE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome da Cabeça Caída
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Chin on Chest Deformity
Chin-on-Chest Deformities
Chin-on-Chest Deformity
Deformity, Chin-on-Chest
Dropped Head Syndromes
Tree number(s): C05.651.515.500
C10.597.613.593.500
C23.550.695.500
C23.888.592.608.593.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000094222
Scope note: Condition characterized by sagging of the head due to severe NECK MUSCLES weakness in the back of the neck. It may result in severe cervical KYPHOSIS called chin-on-chest deformity. Dropped head syndrome is most often associated with other diseases, e.g., PARKINSON'S DISEASE; STROKES; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; and ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Muscle Weakness (1996-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
DeCS ID: 60218
Unique ID: D000094222
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Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/08
Revision Date: 2022/05/23
Dropped Head Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M000755711
Scope note Condition characterized by sagging of the head due to severe NECK MUSCLES weakness in the back of the neck. It may result in severe cervical KYPHOSIS called chin-on-chest deformity. Dropped head syndrome is most often associated with other diseases, e.g., PARKINSON'S DISEASE; STROKES; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; and ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS.
Preferred term Dropped Head Syndrome
Entry term(s) Chin on Chest Deformity
Chin-on-Chest Deformities
Chin-on-Chest Deformity
Deformity, Chin-on-Chest
Dropped Head Syndromes



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