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Unilateral painful legs and moving toes syndrome with moving fingers—evidence for distinct oscillators
Author(s) -
Ebersbach Georg,
Schelosky Ludwig,
Schenkel Andreas,
Scholz Udo,
Poewe Werner
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870130617
Subject(s) - physical medicine and rehabilitation , interneuron , movement (music) , medicine , anatomy , psychology , neuroscience , physics , acoustics , inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Abstract This case report presents a patient with painful legs and moving toes on the right side followed by the development of involuntary movements in his right hand. The frequencies of the semirhythmic muscle activities in both extremities were different. This finding excludes one central pacemaker for both and supports the notion that separate oscillators in the segmental interneuron pool of different spinal areas may drive the individual movements in this case.