Head drop and camptocormia.

A note on bent spines: 'camptocormia' and 'head ptosis'.

quently so regarded [6, 7] . Souques in 1915 [8] originally used the term camptocormia. Rosanoff-Saloff provided a photographic record of Souques’ case study of a soldier’s bent back and his recovery. According to the English translation in Southard’s collection of shell shock cases [9] , this soldier was wounded 5 months previously by a bullet that entered near the scapula and emerged near the...

Camptocormia: pathogenesis, classification, and response to therapy.

Originally considered a psychogenic disorder, camptocormia, an abnormal posture with marked flexion of thoracolumbar spine that abates in the recumbent position, is becoming an increasingly recognized feature of parkinsonian and dystonic disorders. Prior reports were limited by sample size, short follow-up, and paucity of data on response to therapy. The authors reviewed 16 patients evaluated i...

Effect of neurostimulation on camptocormia in Parkinson's disease depends on symptom duration

Although some reports on neurostimulation are positive, no effective treatment method for camptocormia in Parkinson's disease (PD) is known to date. We aim to identify prognostic factors for a beneficial DBS effect on camptocormia. In an observational cohort study, we investigated 25 idiopathic PD patients, who suffered additionally from camptocormia, and underwent bilateral neurostimulation of...

Camptocormia in Parkinson's Disease

Objectives. Abnormalities of posture represent one of the main features of Parkinson's disease (PD). Among them, camptocormia has been considered as rare in PD. We investigated frequency and clinical features of camptocormia in PD patients. Methods. 153 PD patients (mean 68.5 ± 10.7 years old, duration 5.9 ± 2.4 years) outpatiently recruited. After neurologic examination, patients were rated on...

Camptocormia in Parkinson's disease.