title: Alien hand syndrome in left posterior stroke.
abstract: Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by involuntary and uncontrollable motor behaviour, usually of an arm or hand. The patient perceives the affected limb as alien, and may personify it. The case of a 61-year-old right-handed woman who developed right posterior AHS after ischaemic stroke in the left posterior cerebral artery territory is reported. Neuroimaging studies disclosed no frontal or parietal involvement, while a posterior thalamic lesion was detected. A possible role of the thalamus in the genesis of AHS is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS National Neurological Institute Casimiro Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy. michelangelo.bartolo@mondino.it
authors.forename: Michelangelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartolo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zucchella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pichiecchio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pucci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sandrini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sinforiani
mesh_terms: D055964:Alien Limb Phenomenon / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020762:Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome