A case of corticobasal degeneration presenting with alien limb syndrome.
Alien limb syndrome (ALS) is a very rare condition where the affected persons are not able to recognise the affected limb as their own, and regard it as being foreign or alien to them. We present a patient with ALS secondary to corticobasal degeneration, which is a rare neurodegenerative parkinsonian disorder. We discuss the clinical features, neuropathology and management of corticobasal degeneration.
Tiwari
Divya
D
Christiana Care Center for Outcomes Research, Newark, DE 19718, USA. dtiwari@doctors.org.uk
Amar
Khaled
K
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000294:innervation*