Alien limb syndrome
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Alien limb syndrome. Corticobasal degeneration (CBD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neurodegenerative causes
- Corticobasal degeneration (CBD)
- Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Vascular causes
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Other causes
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Classification
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Clinical features
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Associated movements
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References
- Doody RS, Jankovic J. The alien hand and related signs. JNNP 1992; 55:806-810.
- Josephs KA, Rossor MN. The alien limb. Pract Neurol 2004; 4:44-45.
- Marey-Lopez J, Rubio-Nazabal E, Alonso-Magdalena L, Lopez-Facal S. Posterior alien hand syndrome after a right thalamic infarct. JNNP 2002; 73:447-449.
- Erdal Y, Emre U, Cimen Atalar A, Gunes T. Alien hand syndrome and migraine with aura: a case report. Cephalalgia 2018; 38:1984-1987.
- Yuan JL, Wang SK, Guo XJ, Hu WL. Acute infarct of the corpus callosum presenting as alien hand syndrome: evidence of diffusion weighted imaging and magnetic resonance angiography. BMC Neurol 2011; 11:142.
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