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Terme préférentiel

Alien Hand Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • 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).

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Anarchic Hand Syndrome

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MHZFDP43-6

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 06/07/2009, dernière modification le 22/06/2015