Alien hand syndrome – a rare presentation of stroke [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2020 Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) is characterized by intermittent and involuntary movements of a single limb that is not associated with motor dysfunction. AHS may be the initial presentation of serious underlying pathology, such as stroke localized to the non ...
Kelly Le, Christine Zhang, Lisa Greisman
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Case Report: Good Prognosis of Mixed Alien Hand Syndrome by Verbal-Cue Rehabilitation Exercise [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Mixed alien hand syndrome is a rare disease reported in the literature. The mixed callosal–frontal variant of alien hand syndrome is associated with uncoordinated hand movements, and patients may present with an involuntary grasp reflex and intermanual ...
Kang Qu +4 more
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Pathophysiology and Treatment of Alien Hand Syndrome [PDF]
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2014 Background: Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a disorder of involuntary, yet purposeful, hand movements that may be accompanied by agnosia, aphasia, weakness, or sensory loss.
Harini Sarva +2 more
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Unilateral neglect or alien hand syndrome? A diagnostic challenge [PDF]
Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2021 الملخص: تعتبر متلازمة اليد الغريبة من مضاعفات السكتة الدماغية النادرة. بالرغم من أن حدوث المتلازمة بعد السكتة الدماغية غير شائع، إلإ أنها يمكن أن تسبب أثرا معطلا على نمط الحياة والوظيفة لدى المرضى بعد السكتة الدماغية.
Wan R. Wan Yusoff, MBBS +4 more
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A case of transient alien hand syndrome from a very small ischemic stroke [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Posterior alien hand syndrome caused by small infarcts seems to be characterized by acute development and transient, yet profound, isolated motor dysfunction with a favorable prognosis unlike other cases due to larger MCA infarcts.
Hsin‐Chen Liu +2 more
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A case of right alien hand syndrome coexisting with right-sided tactile extinction [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2016 The alien hand syndrome is a fascinating movement disorder. Patients with alien hand syndrome experience one of their limbs as alien, which acts autonomously and performs meaningful movements without being guided by the intention of the patient.
Michael eSchaefer +4 more
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Case Report: Reversible alien hand syndrome caused by cerebral infarction [PDF]
Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceIntroductionAlien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare apraxia syndrome that may arise from several neurological disorders including stroke. Given the uncommon symptoms, stroke with AHS as its main manifestation often results in diagnostic challenges and ...
Guo-Liang Lin +6 more
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Posterior alien hand syndrome in a patient with parieto-occipital infarction: a presentation mimicking anterior variant features—a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Alien hand syndrome is a rare condition characterized by involuntary movements of a limb that the patient perceives as alien and is usually associated with anterior or posterior brain lesions.
Ammar Elhaj +4 more
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Case report: Self-restraint in a patient with alien hand syndrome following cerebral infarction involving the anterior cerebral artery territory [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Frontal alien hand syndrome (AHS) presents as impulsive grasping and groping and compulsive manipulation of environmental objects that can affect the dominant or nondominant hand.
Kazuhiro Sugawara +7 more
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The alien hand syndrome. [PDF]
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 2014 A 77-year-old woman presented with the complaint of observing her left hand moving without her knowledge while watching television. Her left hand stroked her face and hair as if somebody was controlling it. These movements lasted only half an hour but on recovery, she had left hemiparesis. Alien hand syndrome as the presentation of cardioembolic stroke
Panikkath R +3 more
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