Alien hand syndrome and migraine with aura: A case report. (November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Erdal, Yuksel; Emre, Ufuk; Cimen Atalar, Arife; Gunes, Taskın
• Is Part Of: Cephalalgia. Volume 38:Number 13(2018)
• Page Start: 1984
• Page End: 1987
• Publication Date: 2018-11
• Subjects: Alien Hand Syndrome -- migraine -- aura; Headache -- Periodicals; 616.8491
• DOI: 10.1177/0333102418763321
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0333-1024

Abstract

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.