Alien Hand Syndrome

Alien Hand Syndrome [NAME] [INSTITUTION] [CLASS] [INSTRUCTOR] [DATE] The alien Hand Syndrome is notably known as Dr. Strangelove Syndrome, form the legendary movie entitled Dr. Strangelove which presented AHS. Alien Hand syndrome is neurological disorder that is characterized by the affected individual`s own hand or hands that ostensibly have taken over its own free will/ mind of its own. Notably from reports, this said phenomenon is a result from brain surgical intrusion, in treatment of worst cases of epilepsy. Some other reports can say that the condition can be acquired after a cerebro-vascular catastrophe or stroke (p, 9). The alien Hand Syndrome can also be known as Anarchic hand as this was at the outset identified back in the year 1909. Symptoms can be seen in affected individuals and the patient would express the feeling of having Alien hand syndrome and they would still sense that their hand is of usual and part of their body but just offers a distinctive behavior on its own without the power over its own. Generally the patient describes it with a positive feeling of their hands; just that they have no control over specific action that the affected hand tenaciously demonstrates (p, 7). The affected individuals with Alien Hand syndrome show greatly the sign when the hand provides an action that the individual is unaware of and it would come to a point where the behavior catches his/her attention. The patient may sometimes believe that they are possessed of some sort of or the Alien has taken control of their hand. When the situation is brought about by a bra...