《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 342-346.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.03.018

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Clinical Characteristics of Alien Hand Syndrome: Eight Cases Report

GAO Xiu-ming, KANG Shuo, LIU Su-wei, JIANG Shui-hua, XIANG Jie   

  1. 1. Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, China;
    2. Medical Technology College of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, China
  • Received:2017-11-27 Revised:2018-02-11 Published:2018-03-25 Online:2018-03-27
  • Contact: XIANG Jie. E-mail: xj1111@163.com

Abstract: Objective To report the clinical characteristics of alien hand syndrome (AHS). Methods Eight AHS inpatients from July, 2015 to July, 2017 were reviewed from the etiology, clinical manifestations, imaging characteristics and outcome. Results The etiology of the patients was cerebrovascular disease. The clinical features included alien hand (8 cases), movement disorder (8 cases), cognitive disorder (5 cases), speech disorder (4 cases) and affective disorder (3 cases). Imaging indicated the lesions involved callosum (8 cases), frontal lobe (2 cases), parietal lobe (3 cases), temporal lobe (2 cases) and basal ganglial region (1 case). There were four cases healing, two improving, two of remission after medicine and rehabilitation.Conclusion ASH is mainly resulted from cerebrovascular disease, in which callosum and frontal lobe are mostly involved, features in different forms, and prognoses well.

Key words: alien hand syndrome, clinical manifestations, symptom, imaging, outcome

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