Nowak Dennis A, Bösl Kathrin, Lüdemann-Podubecka Jitka, Gdynia Hans-Jürgen, Ponfick Matthias
Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany; Klinik Kipfenberg, Neurologische Fachklinik, Kipfenberg, Germany.
Klinik Kipfenberg, Neurologische Fachklinik, Kipfenberg, Germany.
J Neurol Sci. 2014 Mar 15;338(1-2):203-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.01.007. Epub 2014 Jan 11.
Ischemic lesions within the territory of the anterior cerebral artery present with a variety of clinical signs and symptoms. Among these, frontal alien hand syndrome is rare and easily overlooked in the acute clinical setting, but significantly impacts on functional activities of daily life. Given its rareness, very little is known about its long-term outcome. To shade some more light onto this issue, clinical presentation, course of rehabilitation and outcome of two illustrative cases of frontal alien hand syndrome following anterior cerebral artery stroke are presented. Within seven and nine months from symptom onset, respectively, the clinical symptoms of frontal alien hand had resolved completely in both cases. We conclude that frontal alien hand syndrome has a favourable long-term outcome.
