Alien hand syndrome

According to Goldstein in 1908, Alien hand syndrome (AHS) was labelled as a disorder related to the inability to do certain actions, also known as apraxia. “It was named main etrangere (foreign hand) or alien hand by Brion and Jedynak in 1972” (Pooyania, Mohr, and Gray, 2011). AHS is an extraordinary neurological disorder where an individual display unusual, involuntary movements that happen with one hand (sometimes two hands in rare cases), that are not controlled by the individual. It is as though the hand operates alone and against the will of the individual and strangely, without any commands, the involuntary actions of the affected hand serve a purpose. For example, the individual’s right hand reaches for a door knob to open the door…

Alien Hand Syndrome is a neurological disorder in which a person cannot control their hand motion, of which usually occurs in one hand. Usually, the afflicted hand attempts to reach for an object against the will of the person, often restraining the afflicted hand with their own controlled hand. This syndrome usually occurs after a surgery that separates the two hemispheres of the brain. It also has been observed to occur after brain surgery, stroke, infection, tumor, aneurysms, as well as other…

Has anyone ever seen The Addams Family and was introduced to Thing? The hand that runs around with a mind and life of its own. Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) is nowhere near as extreme, but Hollywood made it known to the public to make as many fictional cases as there are real. The disorder is also known as Dr. Strangelove syndrome from the movie, Dr. Strangelove. Alien Hand Syndrome was discovered in 1905 with only 40 to 50 recorded cases since and can be defined as a rare brain disorder in which…

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