Tubbs R Shane, Smyth Matthew D, Dure Leon S, Oakes W Jerry
Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2004 May-Jun;40(3):132-5. doi: 10.1159/000079856.
Mirror movements usually seen in the Klippel-Feil syndrome are most commonly appreciated in the upper extremities. Lower extremity involvement is seen rarely and when observed, is found in conjunction with upper extremity mirror movements. We report what we believe to be the first case of mirror movements found exclusively in the lower extremities in a female patient presenting with tethered cord syndrome. Our hopes are that this report will help elucidate mechanisms involved with these anomalous movements, as currently there is no commonly accepted etiology.
镜像运动通常见于克-费综合征，最常在上肢出现。下肢受累情况罕见，一旦出现，常与上肢镜像运动同时存在。我们报告了一例我们认为是首例仅在下肢出现镜像运动的女性患者，该患者患有脊髓栓系综合征。我们希望这份报告将有助于阐明这些异常运动所涉及的机制，因为目前尚无普遍认可的病因。
