Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Overactivity: A Potentially Critical Contributor to Postural Abnormalities in Parkinson's Disease
The SCM and external oblique muscle are involved in forward trunk flexion in PD patients, while extensors may play a compensatory role. SCM may be the key muscle in PA for PD patients, participating in the pathogenesis of PA. ANN NEUROL 2025;98:967-976.
Authors
- Zhongfei Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9800-7080)
- Qiang Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9053-8415)
- Lingjing Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-2578)
- Yunping Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-3580)
- Guojiong Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6920-0967)
- Zhuoyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6298-2589)
- Feifei Zhu
- Zhuang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-2416)
- Sha Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3178-1981)
- Ronghua Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5679-3682)
- Lizhen Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-5421)
- Yunjun Bao
- Zhenhua Liao
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center (CN)
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Neurology
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27310
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China