TY - JOUR T1 - Camptocormia in Parkinson’s disease: new insights JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 1205 LP - 1205 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.2006.099184 VL - 77 IS - 11 AU - R Djaldetti AU - E Melamed Y1 - 2006/11/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/77/11/1205.abstract N2 - Camptocormia—either a central disorder or an outcome of peripheral mechanism Of the several axial deformities, stooped posture is the most common postural abnormality. Other more extreme forms include drop head, Pisa syndrome and camptocormia (bent spine). The first two are usually related to multisystem atrophy, but camptocormia is now known as one of the extreme posture impairments in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Although early reports often attributed this symptom to a conversion disorder or malingering, it is now accepted also as one of the axial features of Parkinson’s disease. Since the first description,1 many case reports and series have been published, further … ER -