Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report
Abstract Background Alien limb is an involuntary movement that is considered a diagnostic feature of corticobasal degeneration syndrome. Few reports describe this condition in acute stroke, and most of them result from right parietal infarction. Case presentation This is a case of acute stroke prese...
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| author | Nevine El Nahas Mohamed Maged Fatma Fathalla Kenawy |
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| description | Abstract Background Alien limb is an involuntary movement that is considered a diagnostic feature of corticobasal degeneration syndrome. Few reports describe this condition in acute stroke, and most of them result from right parietal infarction. Case presentation This is a case of acute stroke presenting with a right-sided alien limb that was followed by right-sided weakness and aphasia. Effective management of the stroke was achieved through intravenous thrombolysis with the resolution of most symptoms except for a right-side sensory deficit. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed acute parietal infarction involving the left sensory cortex. Conclusions Although very rare, right-sided alien limb can occur due left parietal infarction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc8108c38de0478191f194dcd2b2cacd2024-03-05T18:01:52ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery1687-83292024-02-016011310.1186/s41983-024-00812-0Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case reportNevine El Nahas0Mohamed Maged1Fatma Fathalla Kenawy2Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams UniversityNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams UniversityNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams UniversityAbstract Background Alien limb is an involuntary movement that is considered a diagnostic feature of corticobasal degeneration syndrome. Few reports describe this condition in acute stroke, and most of them result from right parietal infarction. Case presentation This is a case of acute stroke presenting with a right-sided alien limb that was followed by right-sided weakness and aphasia. Effective management of the stroke was achieved through intravenous thrombolysis with the resolution of most symptoms except for a right-side sensory deficit. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed acute parietal infarction involving the left sensory cortex. Conclusions Although very rare, right-sided alien limb can occur due left parietal infarction.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-024-00812-0Alien limb phenomenonParietal lobeStroke |
| spellingShingle | Nevine El Nahas Mohamed Maged Fatma Fathalla Kenawy Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery Alien limb phenomenon Parietal lobe Stroke |
| title | Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report |
| title_full | Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report |
| title_short | Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report |
| title_sort | right sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction a case report |
| topic | Alien limb phenomenon Parietal lobe Stroke |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-024-00812-0 |
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