Alien Hand Syndrome - A First Person POV

Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological condition involving involuntary limb movement as well as a loss of limb ownership. Learn more about the signs and symptoms from a first person POV in this video. Subscribe to the McMaster Demystifying Medicine YouTube channel: This video is provided for general and educational information only. Please consult your health care provider for Information about your health. This video was made by McMaster students Sarnti Sornpaisarn, Eshawn Kalia, Muskaan Mehta in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program. Stock footage provided by Videvo and kiril-videvo, downloaded from Music: #DemystifyingMedicine, #MentalHealth Copyright McMaster University 2021. References: Ay, H., Buonanno, F. S., Price, B. H., Le, D. A., & Koroshetz, W. J. (1998). Sensory alien hand syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 65(3), 366-369. doi: Biran, I., & Chatterjee, A. (2004). Alien Hand Syndrome. Archives Of Neurology, 61(2), 292. Biran, I., Giovannetti, T., Buxbaum, L., & Chatterjee, A. (2006). The alien hand syndrome: What makes the alien hand alien?. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 23(4), 563-582. Debray, S. B., & Demeestere, J. (2018). Alien hand syndrome. Neurology, 91(11), 527-527. doi: Le, K., Zhang, C., & Greisman, L. (2020). Alien hand syndrome – a rare presentation of stroke. Journal Of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 10(2), 149-150. Liu, H., Apramian, A., & Liu, A. (2020). A case of transient alien hand syndrome from a very small ischemic stroke. Clinical Case Reports, 8(11), 2204-2207. Panikkath, R., Panikkath, D., Mojumder, D., & Nugent, K. (2014). The alien hand syndrome. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 27(3), 219-220. doi: