Stereotypical lower-limb movements of a child with Arnold-Chiari malformation.
A one-year-old boy with Arnold-Chiari malformation associated with hydrocephalus and meningocele presented with characteristic stereotypical alternating movements of the lower limbs. The movements were not considered to be epileptic, but to derive from a locomotion pattern-generator in the spinal cord. Persistence of the stereotypical movements implied some deficit of the upper-motor pathways, although the lesion responsible could not be determined.
Department of Pediatrics, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior