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Alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: A case report and review of the literature

Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is characterized by involuntary and autonomous activity of the affected limbs, and consists of the frontal, callosal and posterior AHS variants. The callosal subtype, resulting from damage to the corpus callosum, frequently features intermanual conflict. However, infarction...

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Autores principales: Gao, Xiaoyu, Li, Bing, Chu, Wenzheng, Sun, Xuwen, Sun, Chunjuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5038474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27698701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3608
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Li, Bing
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Sun, Xuwen
Sun, Chunjuan
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description Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is characterized by involuntary and autonomous activity of the affected limbs, and consists of the frontal, callosal and posterior AHS variants. The callosal subtype, resulting from damage to the corpus callosum, frequently features intermanual conflict. However, infarction of the corpus callosum is rare due to abundant blood supply. The present study reported a case of AHS (callosal subtype, in the right hand) caused by callosal infarction. Infarction of the left corpus callosum was confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, magnetic resonance angiography and digital subtraction angiography examinations revealed multiple lesions in the feeding arteries. Subsequent to antiplatelet therapy for 2 weeks following admission, the patient gradually recovered. Furthermore, the current study reviewed 31 previously reported cases of AHS following callosal infarction in the literature.
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spelling pubmed-50384742016-10-03 Alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: A case report and review of the literature Gao, Xiaoyu Li, Bing Chu, Wenzheng Sun, Xuwen Sun, Chunjuan Exp Ther Med Articles Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is characterized by involuntary and autonomous activity of the affected limbs, and consists of the frontal, callosal and posterior AHS variants. The callosal subtype, resulting from damage to the corpus callosum, frequently features intermanual conflict. However, infarction of the corpus callosum is rare due to abundant blood supply. The present study reported a case of AHS (callosal subtype, in the right hand) caused by callosal infarction. Infarction of the left corpus callosum was confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, magnetic resonance angiography and digital subtraction angiography examinations revealed multiple lesions in the feeding arteries. Subsequent to antiplatelet therapy for 2 weeks following admission, the patient gradually recovered. Furthermore, the current study reviewed 31 previously reported cases of AHS following callosal infarction in the literature. D.A. Spandidos 2016-10 2016-08-22 /pmc/articles/PMC5038474/ /pubmed/27698701 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3608 Text en Copyright: © Gao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: A case report and review of the literature
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title_full Alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: A case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: A case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: A case report and review of the literature
title_short Alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: A case report and review of the literature
title_sort alien hand syndrome following corpus callosum infarction: a case report and review of the literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5038474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27698701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3608
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