Clinical characteristics of alien hand syndrome
10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2016.12.040
- VernacularTitle:异己手综合征临床特征分析
- Author:
Qing LI
;
Qinbao QIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Alien hand syndrome;
Corpus callosum;
Neuroimaging
- From:
The Journal of Practical Medicine
2016;32(12):2023-2025
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the clinical characteristics and imaging features of alien hand syndrome (AHS). Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 3 typical cases in our hospital,in comparison with case reports and reviews of domestic and foreign during the past decade. Result All 3 patients showed corpus callosum lesions from CT or MRI detections. The symptoms of the patients included alien hand sign , abnormal involuntary movements, intermanual conflict of upper limbs, and so on. And the patients accompanied with emotional and cognitive changes. Two of them were improved in different degrees after treatment. Conclusion AHS was a complex disease. The diagnosis of this syndrome was based on the advanced neuroimaging. There was still no well established treatment for AHS.
