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Vol. 32. Issue 3.
Pages 148-152 (May - June 2021)
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Vol. 32. Issue 3.
Pages 148-152 (May - June 2021)
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«El convento de las monjas torcidas». Síndrome de Pisa y camptocormia inducido por antipsicóticos
“The bent nuns convent”. Antipsycotic-induced Pisa Syndrome and Camptocormia
Andrés Barriga-Martína,b,c,
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, Luis María Romero-Muñozb, Damián Caba-Morab, Angel Rodríguez de Lope-Llorcaa,d, Nuria López-Arizteguie
a Unidad de Columna, HM IMI Toledo, Toledo, España
b Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, España
c Facultad de Medicina de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, España
d Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo. España
e Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, España
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La camptocormia y el sídrome de Pisa (pleurothotonus) se caracteriza por una postura anormal en el tronco, con una flexión de la columna toracolumbar de entre 15-45° durante la bipedestación y la marcha que se corrige completamente con el decúbito supino. Se asocia a la enfermedad de Parkinson y a otras enfermedades neurodegenerativas, siendo su fisiopatología incierta.

Se presentan 3 casos de camptocormia secundaria a antipsicóticos atípicos.

Palabras clave:
Camptocormia
Síndrome de Pisa
Desequilibrio sagital
Dolor lumbar
Enfermedad de Parkinson
Abstract

Camptocormia is an involuntary flexion between 15-45° of the thoracolumbar spine when standing, walking or sitting, which disappears completely in the supine position. Is associated to Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions, being its physiopatology unknown.

We report three cases of atypical anti-psychotic induced camptocormia.

Keywords:
Camptocormia
Pisa Syndrome
Sagital imbalance
Back pain
Parkinson's disease

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