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Alien hand syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alien hand syndrome ( anarchic hand or Dr. Strangelove syndrome ) is an unusual neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer's hands seems to take on a mind of its own. AHS is best docum...
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Alien hand syndrome is defined by uncontrolable actions of the arm and hand that seem to have a purpose. ... Alien hand syndrome is defined by uncontrolable actions of the arm and hand that seem to have a purpose. It is usually associated with acute focal lesions after a stroke or surgery of the corpus callosum.
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Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare syndrome characterized by involuntary, uncontrollable, and purposeless movement of one upper limb, which is considered as extraneous by the patient. ... Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare syndrome characterized by involuntary, uncontrollable, and purposeless movement of one upper limb,
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Alien hand syndrome: The feeling that one's hand is possessed by a force outside of ones control. The syndrome typically arises after trauma to the brain, after brain surgery or after a stroke or an infection of the brain. ... Different types of brain injuries cause different subtypes alien hand syndrome. For example,
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AB: Investigated a case of alien hand syndrome in an 80-yr-old man with a history of acute myocardial infarction and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ... KP: alien hand syndrome; 80 yr old male with acute myocardial infarction & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; case report...
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'Alien Hand' Syndrome ; Turns Limbs Monstrous; By E.J. Mundell ... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Like victims in a horror film, patients with a rare syndrome known as 'alien hand' feel disassociated from one of their own hands, insisting that the hand is 'possessed' by a force outside their control.
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