title: How many alien hand syndromes? Follow-up of a case.
abstract: We report the follow-up of a patient affected by a persistent alien left nondominant hand. CT and MRI showed an ischemic lesion localized to the mesial frontal region and involving the supplementary motor area and anterior fibers of the corpus callosum. These findings support theories suggesting a critical role of both these lesions in determining "chronic" forms of alien hand of either upper limb.
authors.affiliation: Clinica del Lavoro Foundation, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trojano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crisci
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lanzillo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elefante
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014836:Volition