Exploring “Intoxicated Syndrome”: A rare case of cervical kyphoscoliosis due to drug abuse
Majid Rezvani, Seyedali Modarres Sadeghi, Farid Masaeli, Anish Thapa, Ashani Shah, Farhad Mahmoudi
TL;DR
This paper presents a rare case of a 23-year-old man with a head posture disorder caused by drug abuse and successfully treated with surgery.
Contribution
The paper introduces a rare case linking drug abuse to dropped head syndrome and demonstrates successful surgical intervention.
Findings
Drug abuse was identified as a cause of dropped head syndrome in a young male.
Surgical treatment effectively corrected the cervical kyphoscoliosis in the patient.
Abstract
Dropped head syndrome (DHS), marked by severe cervical muscle weakness, causes progressive kyphosis and difficulty in maintaining head posture. This case study reports on a 23‐year‐old male with DHS linked to drug abuse, underscoring the need to consider substance abuse as a cause and highlighting effective surgical treatment.
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TopicsParkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders · Connective tissue disorders research · Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus