Alien Limb Syndrome

Leila Saadatpour

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-95702-1.00133-0

Alien Limb Syndrome

Leila Saadatpour

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Abstract

Alien limb phenomena consists of a variety of what look like to be purposeful movements of an extremity which are performed without the owner's awareness or intention. These movements can vary based on the anatomical involvement and are generally divided into anterior and posterior variants. Alien limb mainly occurs as part of the interhemispheric impaired connectivity, hemi-inattention or cortical sensory deficits. In this article, we overview alien limb history, phenomenology and classification.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	V2:7-V2:9
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323957021
ISBN (Print)	9780323957052
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95702-1.00133-0
State	Published - Jan 1 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Corpus callosum
Disconnection
Involuntary
Limb
Neglect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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