Alien hand syndrome in left posterior stroke

Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by involuntary and uncontrollable motor behaviour, usually of an arm or hand. The patient perceives the affected limb as alien, and may personify it. The case of a 61-year-old right-handed woman who developed right posterior AHS after...

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Published in:Neurological sciences 2011-06, Vol.32 (3), p.483-486
Main Authors: Bartolo, Michelangelo, Zucchella, C., Pichiecchio, A., Pucci, E., Sandrini, G., Sinforiani, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alien Hand Syndrome - etiology
Alien Hand Syndrome - pathology
Brain Infarction - complications
Brain Infarction - diagnosis
Brain Infarction - pathology
Case Report
Female
Humans
Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery - complications
Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery - diagnosis
Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery - pathology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Psychiatry
Stroke
Thalamic Diseases - complications
Thalamic Diseases - diagnosis
Thalamic Diseases - pathology
Thalamus - blood supply
Thalamus - pathology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by involuntary and uncontrollable motor behaviour, usually of an arm or hand. The patient perceives the affected limb as alien, and may personify it. The case of a 61-year-old right-handed woman who developed right posterior AHS after ischaemic stroke in the left posterior cerebral artery territory is reported. Neuroimaging studies disclosed no frontal or parietal involvement, while a posterior thalamic lesion was detected. A possible role of the thalamus in the genesis of AHS is discussed.
ISSN:1590-1874
1590-3478
DOI:10.1007/s10072-011-0490-y