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Klippel-Feil syndrome results from an unusual connectivity of corticospinal neurons that bifurcate to make connections to Motoneurons on both sides resulting in bilateral voluntary movements.
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(2009). Klippel-Feil Syndrome. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U. (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_2663
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