Mirror movements in parkinsonism: evaluation of a new clinical sign

Background: Mirror movements (MM) are not widely appreciated in parkinsonism and no report has evaluated this clinical sign in detail. Objectives: To define the parkinsonian clinical features associated with MM in patients with early, asymmetric parkinsonism. Methods: Twenty seven patients with earl...

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Published in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 76; no. 10; pp. 1355 - 1359
Main Authors:	Espay, A J, Li, J-Y, Johnston, L, Chen, R, Lang, A E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.10.2005 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Group
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Asymmetry Cerebrovascular Circulation - physiology Dopamine Female Foot - physiopathology Functional Laterality - physiology Humans LAA LAL lateralised Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale least affected arm least affected leg MAA MAL Male Middle Aged mirror movements most affected arm most affected leg Motor Cortex - blood supply Parkinson Disease - diagnosis Parkinson Disease - epidemiology Parkinson Disease - physiopathology Parkinson's disease Phenomenology Severity of Illness Index Synkinesis - diagnosis Synkinesis - epidemiology Synkinesis - physiopathology Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale UPDRS Videotape Recording
ISSN:	0022-3050, 1468-330X
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