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Alien Limb Phenomenon After Diffuse Corpus Callosum Ischemic Stroke [PDF]
Neurohospitalist, The, 2022 The alien limb is a phenomenon characterized by a cluster of clinical features wherein the limb behaves autonomously and as separated from a person’s identity. We herein report a 36-year-old Indian female with multiple comorbidities who presented with recurrent episodes of limb-shaking transient ischemic attacks for 1 year, followed by left-sided ...
Biman Kanti Ray +2 more
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The alien limb phenomenon [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, 2013 Alien limb phenomenon refers to involuntary motor activity of a limb in conjunction with the feeling of estrangement from that limb. Alien limb serves as a diagnostic feature of corticobasal syndrome. Our objective was to determine the differential diagnoses of alien limb and to determine the features in a large group of patients with the alien limb ...
Jonathan Graff-Radford +2 more
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The Alien Limb Phenomenon in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Systematic Review of Case Reports [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Alien limb phenomenon (ALP) is a clinical finding seen in numerous neurological disorders, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). We aimed to conduct a systematic review to update advances in understanding the classification and pathophysiology of ALP in CJD.
Gashaw Hassen
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Alien Limb Phenomenon and Ideomotor Apraxia as Early Indicators of Sporadic Creutzfeldt‐Jakob Disease [PDF]
Movement Disorders Clinical PracticeCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder that encompasses symptoms such as dementia, myoclonus, visual or cerebellar impairment, pyramidal and extrapyramidal motor deficits, akinetic mutism and ataxia. The term “alien limb phenomenon” (ALP) describes involuntary motor activity in one limb while simultaneously ...
Ilka Kleffner, Gero Lueg
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Novel transient alien limb phenomenon heralding a diabetic hyperosmolar non-ketotic state with leukoaraiosis: a video presentation. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2015 A 76-year-old right-handed non-diabetic woman presented with involuntary upper left limb movements for 2 h. The patient described the limb as having a will of its own. The movements occurred intermittently for 7 days, with each episode lasting 10–20 min. Segment 1 (video 1) showed levitation of the left hand with right hand restraint.
Reyes AJ, Ramcharan K, Ramtahal R.
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Stroke Vasc Interv NeurolIntroduction We present a unique case of the callosal variant of alien limb phenomenon, manifesting as an “alien foot” in the setting of a splenial corpus callosum infarction. Case Presentation 55‐year‐old female with past medical ...
Vyas S, Aziz A.
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F1000Research, 2023 Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare neurological phenomenon first described by Goldstein over a century ago. The most widely recognized variants in literature are frontal, callosal, and posterior AHS. AHS due to the corpus callosum lesion can occur alone
Khin Nyein Yin +2 more
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Three cases of paroxysmal alien limb phenomena due to epileptic seizures and review of literatures
Acta Epileptologica, 2021 Background The alien hand phenomenon (AHP) is a rare disorder of involuntary limb movement together with a loss of sense of limb ownership. AHP occurs as a consequence of frontal, callosal, or posterior cerebral lesions. To characterize the phenomenon of
Weiwei Wang +7 more
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Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2018 Background: Arm levitation is an involuntary elevation of the upper limb, a manifestation of the alien-limb phenomenon. It has rarely been reported in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), less so as an initial manifestation Case Report: We report a 56 ...
Vinícius B. Ciarlariello Boaratti +3 more
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: An "Alien Leg" in Corticobasal Syndrome
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2017 Background: Alien limb phenomenon occurs in 50–60% of patients with corticobasal syndrome (CBS) and usually presents with an “alien hand” phenomenon.
Diana A. Olszewska +5 more
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