title: Alien limb syndrome secondary to multimodal treatment of recurrent oligodendroglioma.
abstract: We present a 41-year-old man who experienced alien limb syndrome as a complication of treatment for recurrent Grade III oligodendroglioma of the right parietal lobe. Alien limb syndrome is a rare phenomenon in which a limb performs involuntary actions and the affected individual feels a sense of estrangement towards the limb. It occurs most commonly as a result of corticobasal syndrome, though a variety of other etiologies have been reported. It is rarely associated with focal lesions, such as stroke or tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gallant
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Suite 4000, 1000 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Phillip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bonney
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Suite 4000, 1000 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA; Oklahoma Comprehensive Brain Tumor Clinic, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Electronic address: michael-sughrue@ouhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sughrue
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
authors.forename: Kersi J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bharucha
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Comprehensive Brain Tumor Clinic, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Battiste
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055964:Alien Limb Phenomenon / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Alien limb; Brain tumor; Oligodendroglioma; Radiotherapy