A specific clinical pattern of camptocormia in Parkinson's disease

A specific clinical pattern of camptocormia in Parkinson's disease.

BACKGROUND Camptocormia, characterised by extreme forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine and severe stooping in the supine position, seems to be prevalent in Parkinson's disease. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify features of parkinsonian camptocormia and to describe the main clinical characteristics of patients with Parkinson's disease who develop the condition. METHODS An...

Camptocormia in Parkinson's disease.

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: A Rare Axial Myopathy Disease

Camptocormia [from the Greek words: kamptos (to bend) and kormos (trunk)] is characterized by an abnormal posture of the trunk; the condition involves forced thoraco-lumbar flexion that increases during walking and disappears in the recumbent position. Camptocormia was first described by Brodie in 1818, who suggested that lumbar pain and abnormal curvature of the spine might be caused both by d...

Camptocormia: Case Presentation Camptocormia: a propósito de un caso

The patient is an 86-year-old male, who performed activities of daily living independently and a history of ischemic heart disease, chronic atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus type I and hypothyroidism. He consulted due to back pain and mechanical instability, without previous trauma. It was accompanied by a harmonic progressive kyphosis, reductible when upright and recumbent. The physical e...