title: Mirror movements and myelomeningocele: report of a single case and review of literature.
abstract: Mirror movements (MM) have been described in several pathological conditions. Their association with neural tube defects is rare, and only 5 cases have been reported in literature to date. We report on a case of MM associated with cervical myelomeningocele, and we discuss the diffusion tensor imaging findings and the underlying mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent, Neurology and Movement Disorders & Botulinum Toxin Consultation, Mongi Ben Hmida Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ibtihel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rébai
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent, Neurology and Movement Disorders & Botulinum Toxin Consultation, Mongi Ben Hmida Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Hanene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Benrhouma
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent, Neurology and Movement Disorders & Botulinum Toxin Consultation, Mongi Ben Hmida Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ichraf
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kraoua
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent, Neurology and Movement Disorders & Botulinum Toxin Consultation, Mongi Ben Hmida Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Cyrine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drissi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Mongi Ben Hmida Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Hammouda
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent, Neurology and Movement Disorders & Botulinum Toxin Consultation, Mongi Ben Hmida Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Neziha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gouider-Khouja
keywords: Cervical myelomeningocel; Diffusion tensor imaging; Mirror movements