Bilateral motor cortex output with intended unimanual contraction in congenital mirror movements.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In congenital mirror movements (MM), it is unclear whether the "mirror" motor cortex (M1) produces output during intended unimanual movements. In two patients with MM, the cortical silent period (CSP) was abnormally short after focal transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of either M1, but simultaneous bilateral TMS led to significant CSP lengthening. Thus, it is likely that the shortened CSP after unilateral TMS is caused by output from the nonstimulated M1, suggesting that both M1 produce output with intended unimanual movements in patients with MM.
Medical subject headings
- Motor Cortex
- Movement Disorders