The complex phenomenon associated with this disorder falls under the rubric of alien hand syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by a limb that seems to ...Ourwebsiteusescookiestoenhanceyourexperience.Bycontinuingtouseoursite,orclicking"Continue,"youareagreeingtoourCookiePolicy | Continue[SkiptoNavigation]TwitterFacebookEmailMoreThisIssueCitations55ViewMetricsDownloadPDFFullTextShareTwitterFacebookEmailLinkedInCiteThisPermissionsHistoryofNeurology:SeminalCitationFebruary 2004AlienHandSyndromeI.Biran,MD;A.Chatterjee,MDAuthorAffiliationsArticleInformationFromtheDepartmentofNeurologyandtheCenterforCognitiveNeuroscience,UniversityofPennsylvania,Philadelphia. CHRISTOPHERG.GOETZMDArchNeurol.2004;61(2):292-294.doi:10.1001/archneur.61.2.292visualabstracticonVisualAbstracteditorialcommenticonEditorialCommentrelatedarticlesiconRelatedArticlesauthorinterviewiconInterviewsmultimediaiconMultimediaFullTextAbstractInStanleyKubrick'smovieDrStrangelove,1themaincharacterisdescribedas"erratic"anddisplaysabizarremovementdisorder.Hisrighthandseemstobedrivenbyawillofitsown,attimesclutchinghisownthroatandatothertimesraisingintoaNazisalute.DrStrangelovemusttrytorestrainthiswaywardlimbwithhislefthand.Bizarreasthisfictionalcharacteris,asimilarmovementdisordercanoccurinneurologicdisease.Thecomplexphenomenonassociatedwiththisdisorderfallsundertherubricofalienhandsyndrome.Thissyndromeischaracterizedbyalimbthatseemstoperformmeaningfulactswithoutbeingguidedbytheintentionofthepatient.Patientsfindthemselvesunabletostopthealienlimbfromreachingandgrabbingobjects,andtheymaybeunabletoreleasethesegraspedobjectswithoutusingtheirotherhandtopryopentheirfingers.Thesepatientsfrequentlyexpressastonishmentandfrustrationattheerrantlimb.Theyexperienceitasbeingcontrolledbyanexternalagentandoftenrefertoitinthethirdperson.Thisarticleoutlinestheoriginsoftheterminologyusedindescribingthissyndrome,earlyobservations,andstudiesregardingitsfunctionalneuroanatomy.FullTextReadMoreAboutHistoryofMedicineMovementDisordersNe

Alien hand syndrome is a rare disorder that involves a patient's hand (or leg) acting independent of their desires. The patient's hand may ...AcercadeImprensaDireitosdeautorContactar-nosCriadoresPublicidadeProgramadoresTermosPrivacidadePolíticaesegurançaComofuncionaoYouTubeTestarnovasfuncionalidades©2021GoogleLLC

Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological syndrome. With uniquely unusual clinical symptomatology, alien hand syndrome may be produced ...SpotlightACTRIMSForum2021ClinicalFocusSeeAll>Dementia/AlzheimerEpilepsyHeadache/MigraineMovementDisordersMultipleSclerosisNeuromuscularSleepMedicineStrokeVideoSeriesCureConnectionsInsightsNewsNetworkPeerExchangeAdvertiseContactUsEditorialDoNotSellMyInformationTermsandConditionsPrivacyAdvisoryBoard©2021MJHLifeSciences™andNeurologyLive.Allrightsreserved.AlienHandSyndromeAugust17,2016HeidiMoawad,MDHeidiMoawad,MDAlienhandsyndrome,arareneurologicalsymptom,maybeproducedbyanumberofetiologiesandmorethanonespecificregionofcerebraldamage.Alienhandsyndromeisarareneurologicalsyndrome.Withuniquelyunusualclinicalsymptomatology,alienhandsyndromemaybeproducedbyanumberofetiologiesofcerebraldamageandmorethanonespecificregionofcerebraldamage.Symptomsanddiagnosisofalienhandsyndrome Alackofhandcontrolisthemostprominentsymptomofalienhand.Yetalienhandsyndromeinvolvesmorethanjustalackofhandcontrol.Theaffectedhandisnotweak,instead,thehandmaintainsnormalstrength,butitmaymoveinvoluntarily,withoutcognitivecontrolorawareness.Thehandmovementsarenotspasticorconvulsive,butarepurposefulandcoordinated.Individualswhosufferfromalienhandsyndrometypicallyexplainthatthehandseemstobecontrolledby‘someoneelse.’Normalmovementssuchaspickingupobjects,touchingtheface,andevendressingorundressing,areallcharacteristicsofalienhandsyndrome.Thedistinctivefeatureofalienhandsyndromeisthesufferer’scomplaintthatthese‘regular’handactionsareunintentional,unwanted,andunexpected.Diagnosiscanbeachallengebecausealienhandsyndrome,accordingtothecasereportsinthemedicalliterature,istrulyaneurologicaldisorderwithoutapsychiatriccomponent.Thiscanbeconfusingduringthediagnosticstage,particularlybecausetruepsychiatricdisordersandbehavioralissuesaremuchmoreprevalentamongpatientsthanisalienhandsyndrome,makingcomplaintsofa‘handmovingonitsown,’farmorelikelytobeaccuratelyexplainedbysomethingotherthanalien

Alien hand syndrome is defined as unwilled, uncontrollable, but seemingly purposeful movements of an upper limb. Two major criteria for the diagnosis are ...SkiptomaincontentYouarehereHomeArchiveVolume65, Issue3Sensoryalienhandsyndrome:casereportandreviewoftheliteratureEmailalertsArticleTextArticlemenuArticleTextArticleinfoCitationToolsShareResponsesArticlemetricsAlertsPDFShortreportSensoryalienhandsyndrome:casereportandreviewoftheliteratureFreeHakanAya,FerdinandoSBuonannoa,BruceHPriceb,DeanALea,WalterJKoroshetzaaDepartmentofNeurology,StrokeService,VBK-802MassachusettsGeneralHospital,HarvardMedicalSchool,32FruitStreet,BostonMA02114,USA,bDepartmentofNeurology,McLeanHospital,115MillStreet,Belmont,MA02178–9106,USADrFerdinandoSBuonanno,DepartmentofNeurology,StrokeService,VBK-802MassachusettsGeneralHospital,32FruitStreet,BostonMA,02114,USA.Telephone0016177268459;fax0016177265043.AbstractAn81yearoldrighthandedwomandevelopedaleftalienhandsyndromecharacterisedbyinvoluntarymovementsofchokingandhittingtheface,neck,andshoulder.Thepatientshowedmultipledisordersofprimarysensation,sensoryprocessing,hemispatialattention,andvisualassociation,aswellasacombinationofsensory,optic,andcerebellarataxia(tripleataxia)oftheleftarmintheabsenceofmotorneglectorhemiparesis.Imagingstudiesdisclosedsubacuteinfarctionintherightthalamus,hippocampus,inferiortemporallobes,spleniumofcorpuscallosum,andoccipitallobeduetorightposteriorcerebralarteryocclusion.Thisraresyndromeshouldbeconsideredasa“sensory”or“posterior”formofthealienhandsyndrome,tobedistinguishedfromthe“motor”or“anterior”formdescribedmorecommonly.alienhandsyndromeposteriorischaemicstrokeposteriorcerebralarteryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.65.3.366StatisticsfromAltmetric.comalienhandsyndromeposteriorischaemicstrokeposteriorcerebralarteryAlthoughseveralstudieshavereportedonpatientswithalienhandsyndromesinceGoldstein’sinitialdescription,1allbutthreewereduetofrontaloranteriorcallosallesions.2-5Herewedescribetheclinical,neuroanatomical,andPETfin

Overview. Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological condition that causes one hand to act on its own free will. Sometimes one leg is affected, though this isn't as ...WhatIsAlienHandSyndrome?MedicallyreviewedbyWilliamMorrison,M.D.—WrittenbyEmilyCronkleton—UpdatedonSeptember18,2018CausesSymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentFastfactsOutlookOverviewAlienhandsyndromeisarareneurologicalconditionthatcausesonehandtoactonitsownfreewill.Sometimesonelegisaffected,thoughthisisn’tascommon.Withalienhandsyndrome,thehandisn’tunderthecontrolofthemindandmovesasthoughithasitsownmind.Theaffectedhandfeelsforeigntoitsownerduringtheseepisodesandseemstomovedeliberatelytocarryouttasksthatareunintentional.Whileitcanaffectchildren,usuallyalienhandoccursinadults.It’ssometimesreferredtoasDr.Strangelovesyndrome,Strangelovianhand,oranarchichand.Whatcausesthis?Alienhandsyndromecanbecausedbyseveralfactors.Somepeopledevelopalienhandsyndromeafterastroke,trauma,ortumor.It’ssometimesassociatedwithcancer,neurodegenerativediseases,andbrainaneurysms.Alienhandsyndromeislinkedtobrainsurgeriesthatseparatethetwohemispheresofthebrain.Thismayinvolveanincisionalongthecorpuscallosum.Thecorpuscallosumdividesthebrainhemispheresandallowsforcommunicationbetweenthetwosides.Surgeriestotreatepilepsysometimesaffectthebraininthisway.Lesionshavealsobeenfoundintheanteriorcingulatecortex,posteriorparietalcortex,andsupplementarymotorcortexareasofthebraininthosewiththecondition.Brainscansshowthatpeoplewithalienhandsyndromehaveisolatedactivitiesinthecontralateralprimarymotorarea.Thisisthoughttobeduetolesionsordamageintheparietalcortex.Thisaffectsintentionalplanningsystemsandcancausespontaneousmovements.Whatarethesymptoms?Themostprominentsymptomofalienhandsyndromeistheinabilitytocontrolthehandasitactsindependently.Theaffectedhandmaymoveinvoluntarilyandperformgoal-directedtasksandactions.Thehandissaidtomovewithoutcognitivecontrolorawareness.It’sasthoughit’sbeingcontrolledbysomeoneelseorhasamindofitsown.Thehandmaytouchyourface,buttonashirt

Video 1 illustrates involuntary limb movements of the left arm and hand that often counteract actions of the right hand. The affected limb exhibits ...SkiptomaincontentShareSeptember11,2018;91(11)VideoNeuroImagesAlienhandsyndromeSarahBarbaraElisaDebray,JelleDemeestereFirstpublishedSeptember10,2018,DOI:https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006172SarahBarbaraElisaDebrayFromtheDepartmentofNeurology(S.B.E.D.,J.D.),UniversityHospitalsLeuven;DepartmentofNeurosciences(J.D.),ExperimentalNeurology,KULeuven–UniversityofLeuven;andLaboratoryofNeurobiology(J.D.),VIBCenterforBrain&DiseaseResearch,Leuven,Belgium.FindthisauthoronGoogleScholarFindthisauthoronPubMedSearchforthisauthoronthissiteJelleDemeestereFromtheDepartmentofNeurology(S.B.E.D.,J.D.),UniversityHospitalsLeuven;DepartmentofNeurosciences(J.D.),ExperimentalNeurology,KULeuven–UniversityofLeuven;andLaboratoryofNeurobiology(J.D.),VIBCenterforBrain&DiseaseResearch,Leuven,Belgium.FindthisauthoronGoogleScholarFindthisauthoronPubMedSearchforthisauthoronthissiteFullPDFCitationAlienhandsyndromeSarahBarbaraElisaDebray,JelleDemeestereNeurologySep2018,91(11)527;DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000006172CitationManagerFormatsBibTeXBookendsEasyBibEndNote(tagged)EndNote8(xml)MedlarsMendeleyPapersRefWorksTaggedRefManagerRISZoteroPermissionsMakeCommentSeeCommentsDownloads2099ShareArticleInfo&DisclosuresA94-year-oldpatientdevelopedthealienhandsyndromeintheleft(nondominant)handfollowinganischemicstrokeoftherightparietotemporallobe(includingpostcentralgyrus,superiorandinferiorparietallobule)duetoanocclusionoftheposteriordivisionoftherightmiddlecerebralartery.Video1illustratesinvoluntarylimbmovementsoftheleftarmandhandthatoftencounteractactionsoftherighthand.Theaffectedlimbexhibitscompulsivemanipulationssuchasgraspingandfidgeting.Thepatientacknowledgesownershipoftheaffectedlimbbutexperiencesasenseoflossofcontrolandfrustration.Video1Thisvideoillustratestherareentityofalienhand/limbsyndrome,aphenomenoncharacterizedbyinvoluntarylimbmovementsandasenseofl

AlienhandsyndromeFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchNeuropsychiatricdisorderThisarticlepossiblycontainsoriginalresearch.Pleaseimproveitbyverifyingtheclaimsmadeandaddinginlinecitations.Statementsconsistingonlyoforiginalresearchshouldberemoved.(October2015)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)AlienhandsyndromeOthernamesAHS;alienlimbsyndrome;ALS;Dr.StrangelovesyndromeSpecialtyPsychiatry,NeurologyAlienhandsyndrome(AHS)orDr.Strangelovesyndrome[1]isacategoryofconditionsinwhichapersonexperiencestheirlimbsactingseeminglyontheirown,withoutconsciouscontrolovertheactions.[2]Thereareavarietyofclinicalconditionsthatfallunderthiscategory,whichmostcommonlyaffectsthelefthand.[3]Therearemanysimilartermsforthevariousformsofthecondition,buttheyareoftenusedinappropriately.[4]Theafflictedpersonmaysometimesreachforobjectsandmanipulatethemwithoutwantingtodoso,eventothepointofhavingtousethecontrollablehandtorestrainthealienhand.[5]Whileundernormalcircumstances,thought,asintent,andactioncanbeassumedtobedeeplymutuallyentangled,theoccurrenceofalienhandsyndromecanbeusefullyconceptualizedasaphenomenonreflectingafunctional"disentanglement"betweenthoughtandaction.Alienhandsyndromeisbestdocumentedincaseswhereapersonhashadthetwohemispheresoftheirbrainsurgicallyseparated,[citationneeded]aproceduresometimesusedtorelievethesymptomsofextremecasesofepilepsyandepilepticpsychosis,e.g.,temporallobeepilepsy.Italsooccursinsomecasesafterbrainsurgery,stroke,infection,tumor,aneurysm,migraineandspecificdegenerativebrainconditionssuchasAlzheimer'sdisease,Corticobasaldegeneration[6]andCreutzfeldt–Jakobdisease.[citationneeded]Otherareasofthebrainthatareassociatedwithalienhandsyndromearethefrontal,occipital,andparietallobes.[7][8]Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Cause2.1Disconnection2.2Lossofinhibitions2.3Disconnectionofhemispheresduetoinjury3Diagnosis3.1Corpuscallosum3.2Frontallobe3.3Parietalandoccipitallobes3.4Similaritiesbetweenfrontalandposteriorvariants4Treatment5History6Inpopularcultu

Alien hand syndrome is a phenomenon in which one hand is not under control of the mind. The person loses control of the hand, and it acts as if it has a mind of ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutJournalListProc(BaylUnivMedCent)v.27(3);2014JulPMC4059570Proc(BaylUnivMedCent).2014Jul;27(3):219–220.doi: 10.1080/08998280.2014.11929115PMCID:PMC4059570PMID:24982566ThealienhandsyndromeRageshPanikkath,MD,DeepaPanikkath,MD,DebMojumder,MD,PhD,andKennethNugent,MDAuthorinformationCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimerFromtheDepartmentofInternalMedicineandNeurology,TexasTechUniversityHealthSciencesCenterSchoolofMedicine,Lubbock,Texas.Correspondingauthor.Correspondingauthor:RageshPanikkath,MD,TexasTechUniversityHealthSciencesCenterSchoolofMedicine,36014thStreet,MS9410,Lubbock,TX79430(e-mail:[email protected];moc.liamg@phsegarrd).Copyright©2014,BaylorUniversityMedicalCenterThisarticlehasbeencitedbyotherarticlesinPMC.A77-year-oldwomanpresentedwiththecomplaintofobservingherlefthandmovingwithoutherknowledgewhilewatchingtelevision.Herlefthandstrokedherfaceandhairasifsomebodywascontrollingit.Thesemovementslastedonlyhalfanhourbutonrecovery,shehadlefthemiparesis.Alienhandsyndromeasthepresentationofcardioembolicstrokeisextremelyrarebutcanbeterrifyingtopatients.Alienhandsyndromeisaphenomenoninwhichonehandisnotundercontrolofthemind.Thepersonlosescontrolofthehand,anditactsasifithasamindofitsown.Theetiologyincludesneurosurgery,tumor,aneurysms,andrarelystroke(1).Thiscaseispresentedtocreateawarenessofthisinterestingclinicalscenario,whichcanbeterrifyingtothepatientsandconfusingtothephysicianswhoarenotawareofit.A77-year-oldwomanwithchronicatrialfibrillationhadheranticoagulationstoppedtemporarilyforspinesurgery.Nobridgingwithlow-molecular-weightheparinwasdone.Twodayslater,whilewatchingtelevision,shenotedherlefthandflingingacrosshervisualfield.Herlefthandstrokedherfaceandhairwithoutherwill.Shegotterrified.Herattemptstocontro