| Paroxysmal alien hand syndrome. | |
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PMID: 8331355 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Four patients are described who presented with a paroxysmal form of the alien hand syndrome. Two patients with damage to one frontomedial cortex had brief episodes of abnormal motor behaviour of the contralateral arm that featured groping, grasping, and apparently purposeful but perseverative movements, which both patients interpreted as alien or foreign. The other two patients, with posterior parietal damage, reported a paroxysmal feeling of unawareness of the location of the contralateral arm, lack of recognition of the arm as their own, purposeless movements, and personification of the arm. These cases represent a new form of the alien hand syndrome manifested by brief, paroxysmal episodes, which may be due to ictal mechanisms. |
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Authors:
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R Leiguarda; S Starkstein; M Nogués; M Berthier; R Arbelaiz |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry Volume: 56 ISSN: 0022-3050 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. Publication Date: 1993 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-08-16 Completed Date: 1993-08-16 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985191R Medline TA: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 788-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Neurological Research, Raúl Carrea, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Adult Aged Brain Diseases / complications, physiopathology, radiography Female Frontal Lobe / radiography Hand / innervation* Humans Male Middle Aged Parietal Lobe / radiography Psychomotor Disorders / etiology, physiopathology*, radiography Seizures / etiology, physiopathology, radiography Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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