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01-06-2011 | Case Report

Alien hand syndrome in left posterior stroke

Authors: Michelangelo Bartolo, C. Zucchella, A. Pichiecchio, E. Pucci, G. Sandrini, E. Sinforiani

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 3/2011

Abstract

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.

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Title: Alien hand syndrome in left posterior stroke
Authors: Michelangelo Bartolo
C. Zucchella
A. Pichiecchio
E. Pucci
G. Sandrini
E. Sinforiani
Publication date: 01-06-2011
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0490-y

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