Alien Hand Syndrome Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) is a neurological disorder in which your hand becomes your ‘enemy’. You have no control over your own hand and it acts according to its own will. Imagine that you are resting and suddenly it feels like someone has grabbed your throat and is strangling you.
As soon as you open your eyes, you see your hand doing this. Somehow you free that hand. This happens when the front part of the brain i.e. the lower part of the frontal lobe is damaged. However, the exact cause of this disease has not been known yet. It is known due to some reasons. Let us know how dangerous this disease is…
Alien hand syndrome is the rarest of rare diseases
Alien hand syndrome is the rarest of rare diseases. Since 1908, less than 80 cases of this have been reported in the whole world. This disorder is not given much attention because its symptoms are considered to be psychological problems.
Symptoms of Alien Hand Syndrome
In this disease, the patient does not know what his hand is doing. When he falls asleep, the hand can start working on its own. Sometimes, due to this, one may have to face embarrassing situations. Due to this, problems like stress and depression can also start.
Cause of Alien Hand Syndrome
1. Brain injury
Any kind of injury or surgery in the brain can cause Alien Hand Syndrome. This is seen when the frontal lobe or corpus callosum is affected in any way. These are the parts that control the nerves to do any work.
2. Brain tumor
Tumors that put pressure on the brain can cause the left hand to become uncontrolled in a right-handed person. This is because the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and the left side controls the right side of the body. This is why brain tumors can cause this.
3. Neurodegenerative condition
Conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Creutzfeldt’s disease, and Jacob’s disease that cause rapid memory loss or rapid mood swings can also cause alien hand syndrome.
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