Camptocormia in a patient with multiple system atrophy.

Abstract

The term "camptocormia" describes a severe forward-flexed posture. Although initially used to describe a conversion disorder, early authors also recognized organic camptocormia occurring in old age, or "camptocormie senile," as well as traumatic and arthritic camptocormia. More recently, camptocormia has been described in patients with Parkinson's disease and in an individual with parkinsonism. We describe a case of progressive camptocormia as part of the initial presentation of a patient with multiple system atrophy.

• Authors: Frank Skidmore, Irene Mikolenko, Howard Weiss, William Weiner
• Journal: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (Mov Disord) Vol. 20 Issue 8 Pg. 1063-4 (Aug 2005) ISSN: 0885-3185 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15986475 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
• Copyright: Copyright 2005 Movement Disorder Society

Chemical References

• Antiparkinson Agents
• Nerve Tissue Proteins
• Synucleins
• Levodopa

Topics

• Antiparkinson Agents (therapeutic use)
• Cerebellum (cytology, metabolism)
• Disease Progression
• Humans
• Levodopa (therapeutic use)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (methods)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Movement Disorders (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Multiple System Atrophy (complications, drug therapy, physiopathology)
• Nerve Tissue Proteins (metabolism)
• Oligodendroglia (metabolism)
• Posture (physiology)
• Spinal Diseases (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Synucleins