Mirror Movements Identified in Patients with Moebius Syndrome
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Mirror Movements Identified in Patients with Moebius Syndrome
BACKGROUND Moebius syndrome is a rare disorder with minimum clinical criteria of congenital facial weakness in association with impairment in abduction of one or both eyes. Mirror movements are not known to be associated with Moebius syndrome. CASE REPORT We present three patients who meet minimum criteria for a diagnosis of Moebius syndrome and who also display mirror movements. DISCUSSION...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2160-8288
DOI: 10.5334/tohm.208