Transient alien limb phenomenon in right frontoparietal infarction.
Alien limb phenomenon is associated with different neurological disorders, such as stroke and corticobasal degeneration. It is usually caused by involvement of the corpus callosum, with or without the frontal regions. Rarely, it can result from insult in the posterior cerebral artery territory. Alien limb phenomenon is generally persistent. Here, an unusual case of transient alien hand phenomenon is reported.
Panda
Samhita
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Department of Neurology, St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi, India. samhitapanda@yahoo.com
D000368:Aged; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005121:Extremities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods