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Alien hand syndrome and migraine with aura: A case report
Yuksel Erdal1, Ufuk Emre1, Arife Cimen Atalar1
11 Health Sciences University Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background:
Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) is an uncontrollable, involuntary, but in appearance, purposeful motor control disorder of the upper extremity.
Case Report:
A 42-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic complaining of involuntary motor activity in his right hand. He had a previous history of migraine with visual aura. The uncontrollable motor control disorder was compatible with Alien Hand Syndrome, which was appearing immediately after the visual aura and before the beginning of headache.
Conclusion:
Alien Hand Syndrome is usually observed with anterior cerebral artery infarction, midline tumors, trauma and several neurodegenerative diseases, but is rarely seen in paroxysmal conditions such as migraine with aura.
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