外星手综合症在患有右中脑动脉中风的患者身上揭露
Ghada Rashwan1, Sara Elagha1, Tahani Aldaham1
1Internal Medicine, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Academic Health Corporation, Dubai, ARE.
Cureus
|February 19, 2024
概括
外星手综合征 (AHS) 是一种罕见的神经系统疾病,导致肢体不自发的运动. 这种病例在肢体衰弱之前呈现出独特的AHS发作,挑战了典型的中风后运动障碍分类.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 运动障碍 运动障碍
背景情况:
- 外星手综合征 (AHS) 是一种罕见的神经系统疾病,其特点是不自发的,复杂的四肢运动.
- 这些运动发生在没有意识控制的情况下,并被认为与个体的意志分开.
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