However, given that excessive smartphone use is becoming more common among young people, they called for greater awareness of the risks associated with it.
The researchers reported in 2023 that the patient and his family had given their permission for his case to be published in the journal JOS Case Reports.
The hallmark of dropped head syndrome, sometimes referred to as floppy head syndrome, is extreme neck muscle weakness.
Although it is most frequently linked to neuromuscular diseases like motor neurone disease, it can also be brought on by other illnesses.