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The alien limb phenomenon and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 2012
Alien limb phenomenon (ALP) has been rarely reported as a presenting feature of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), though neurologists may not recognize it as a prompt to search for CJD.This report demonstrates the clinical features of patients with ALP and CJD.All patients with the ALP between 1/1/1996 - 7/28/2011 were identified by the Mayo Clinic ...
Mark N Rubin   +2 more
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Clonazepam and Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Alien Limb Phenomenon

Neurologist, 2010
We discuss a patient who developed an "alien limb" on her right side after brain herniation. She reported feeling as though her arm movements were controlled by a stranger and displayed limb levitation and groping behaviors. She received 0.5 mg clonazepam b.i.d. This was followed by a limb levitation frequency reduction of 73%.
Ihtsham U Haq   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Alien limb phenomenon following posterior cerebral artery stroke: a distinct clinical entity

Journal of Neurology, 2019
Alien limb syndrome following stroke within the territory of the posterior cerebral artery is exceedingly rare. A right-handed female experienced left homonymous hemianopia, visuospatial neglect, and proprioceptive loss of her left hemi-body. She experienced unintended, involuntary movements of her left arm and hand, which interfered with and disturbed
Dennis A Nowak, Nowak Dennis A
exaly   +3 more sources

Unilateral spatial neglect and alien limb phenomenon may be early features of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 2013
Claudio Liguori   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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