Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- El Nahas, Nevine; Maged, Mohamed; Kenawy, Fatma Fathalla
- Source
- Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry & Neurosurgery. 2/26/2024, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p1-3. 3p.
- Subject
- *MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*INFARCTION
*BRAIN imaging
- Language
- ISSN
- 1110-1083
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]