What should I do about alien hand syndrome?
Disease description:
My niece has alien hand syndrome, which causes her to perform inexplicable movements. What should be done about alien hand syndrome?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Ding Hongfang
Alien hand syndrome generally cannot be effectively treated; however, symptoms often improve with distraction techniques, such as reading books or comics, or taking walks. Since the affected hand in alien hand syndrome operates independently of conscious control, it represents an unusual neurological disorder closely associated with brain surgery, stroke, and corpus callosotomy (surgical separation of the cerebral hemispheres). Therefore, it warrants careful attention.
