Congenital Mirror Movements in a New Italian Family

• Published in: Movement disorders clinical practice (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 180 - 187
• Main Authors: Fasano, Alfonso, Bologna, Matteo, Iezzi, Ennio, Pavone, Luigi, Srour, Myriam, Di Biasio, Francesca, Grillea, Giovanni, Rouleau, Guy A., Levert, Annie, Sebastiano, Fabio, Colonnese, Claudio, Berardelli, Alfredo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2014; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: corticospinal excitability; electromyography; functional magnetic resonance imaging; interhemispheric inhibition; Medical imaging; mirror movements; neurophysiology; transcranial magnetic stimulation; corticospinal excitability; mirror movements; electromyography; interhemispheric inhibition; transcranial magnetic stimulation; neurophysiology; functional magnetic resonance imaging

Mirror movements (MMs) occur on the contralateral side of a limb being used intentionally. Because few families with congenital MMs and no other neurological signs have been reported, the underlying mechanisms of MMs are still not entirely clear. We report on the clinical, genetic, neurophysiologica...