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CASE REPORT article
Front. Hum. Neurosci.
Sec. Motor Neuroscience
Volume 19 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1551539
Case report: reversible alien hand syndrome caused by cerebral infarction
Provisionally accepted- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
Introduction: Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare apraxia syndrome that may arise from several neurological disorders including stroke. Given the uncommon symptoms, stroke with AHS as its main manifestation often results in diagnostic challenges and treatment delays.Case presentation: We herein presented a case of post-stroke AHS caused by corpus callosum infarction. We prescribed him aspirin, clopidogrel, atorvastatin and memantine, and his AHS was remitted completely within 8 days.Conclusion: AHS is a rare manifestation of cerebral infarction that is generally reversible. Rapid identification of post-stroke AHS and early initiation of treatment are important to improve patient’s prognosis.
Keywords: Alien Hand Syndrome, Corpus Callosum, Stroke, Involuntary movements, apraxia
Received: 25 Dec 2024; Accepted: 24 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Lin, Yu, Cai, Zhou, Li, Zhang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jian-Yong Wang, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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