Alien Hand Syndrome
Alien hand syndrome
Alien hand syndrome is a neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer's hands seems to take on a life of its own. Sometimes the sufferer will not be aware of what the hand is doing until it is brought to his or her attention. Alien hands can perform complex acts such as undoing buttons or removing clothing.
Causes: condition is a result from a brain surgical intervention, in treatment of w epilepsy. Some reports would also say that this condition can be acquired after a cerebrovascular accident or stroke. The condition is also known as anarchic hand
Symptoms: they could still sense that their hand is of normal and part of their body, but just provides a distinct behavior on its own without the control of its owner. They mostly describe it with a positive sensation of their hands; it’s just that they have no control to the specific action that the affected hand purposefully demonstrates. The person affected believes that their hand has its own free will and is usually referred as an alien behavior;
Treatment: There is no known treatment for this condition as this is not entirely sought out as to the definitive cause of the condition. The only thing for the treatment course of alien hand syndrome is to reduce the manifestations and to manage the persons’ hand in the hopes to have a full control of every action. The treatment course would include providing the client exercises. Tasks are provided to clients in order to restore their voluntary control of the affected hand. Another approach is done to patients by reducing the interference of the alien hand to behave on its own. They can also be given a trainer an they’d provide task for the alien hand in order for that pacific person to become trained with the voluntary actions.
Alien hand syndrome is a neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer's hands seems to take on a life of its own. Sometimes the sufferer will not be aware of what the hand is doing until it is brought to his or her attention. Alien hands can perform complex acts such as undoing buttons or removing clothing.
Causes: condition is a result from a brain surgical intervention, in treatment of w epilepsy. Some reports would also say that this condition can be acquired after a cerebrovascular accident or stroke. The condition is also known as anarchic hand
Symptoms: they could still sense that their hand is of normal and part of their body, but just provides a distinct behavior on its own without the control of its owner. They mostly describe it with a positive sensation of their hands; it’s just that they have no control to the specific action that the affected hand purposefully demonstrates. The person affected believes that their hand has its own free will and is usually referred as an alien behavior;
Treatment: There is no known treatment for this condition as this is not entirely sought out as to the definitive cause of the condition. The only thing for the treatment course of alien hand syndrome is to reduce the manifestations and to manage the persons’ hand in the hopes to have a full control of every action. The treatment course would include providing the client exercises. Tasks are provided to clients in order to restore their voluntary control of the affected hand. Another approach is done to patients by reducing the interference of the alien hand to behave on its own. They can also be given a trainer an they’d provide task for the alien hand in order for that pacific person to become trained with the voluntary actions.