Alien Hand Syndrome

"Alien Hand Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An apraxia characterized by the affected limb having involuntary, autonomous, and purposeful behaviors that are perceived as being controlled by an external force. Often the affected limb interferes with the actions of the normal limb. Symptoms develop from lesions in the CORPUS CALLOSUM or medial frontal cortex, stroke, infarction, and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME, corticobasal degeneration).

Descriptor ID

D055964

MeSH Number(s)

C10.597.606.881.350.099

C23.888.592.604.080.500

C23.888.592.604.882.350.099

F01.700.080.249

F01.700.875.350.099

Concept/Terms

Alien Hand Syndrome

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Alien Hand Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Psychomotor Disorders [C10.597.606.881]
Apraxias [C10.597.606.881.350]
Alien Hand Syndrome [C10.597.606.881.350.099]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C23.888.592.604]
Apraxias [C23.888.592.604.080]
Alien Hand Syndrome [C23.888.592.604.080.500]
Psychomotor Disorders [C23.888.592.604.882]
Apraxias [C23.888.592.604.882.350]
Alien Hand Syndrome [C23.888.592.604.882.350.099]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [F01.700]
Apraxias [F01.700.080]
Alien Hand Syndrome [F01.700.080.249]
Psychomotor Disorders [F01.700.875]
Apraxias [F01.700.875.350]
Alien Hand Syndrome [F01.700.875.350.099]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Alien Hand Syndrome".

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