synkinesis
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Introduction
Involuntary movement accompanying a voluntary one.
For example:
- movmement of the corner of the mouth when a person closes the eye
Pathology
- two or more ndependently innervated muscles with either simultaneous or coordinated movements
References
- ↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., Text Revision, DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association, Washington DC, 1994