Alien hand syndrome is an extremely rare neurological disorder
Alien hand syndrome is consistently documented in the medical literature as a rare neurological disorder typically caused by strokes, tumors, or neurodegenerative conditions affecting specific brain regions.
The retrieved papers consistently describe alien hand syndrome (AHS) as a rare neurological disorder or phenomenon. Multiple sources explicitly use the word "rare" when introducing the condition, and none of the retrieved literature contradicts this assertion. Therefore, the claim is supported by the provided evidence.
Muhamad Faizal Zainudin, Kar Chuan Soo, Khin Nyein Yin. Case Report: Callosal disconnection syndrome manifesting as mixed frontal-callosal-posterior alien hand syndrome following extensive corpus callosum infarct. 2024. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.133838.2
Paper 0 notes that alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological phenomenon associated with callosal and frontal lesions.
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Lin GL, Yu XQ, Cai HY, Zhou RY, Li XT, Zhang X, Wang JY. Case Report: Reversible alien hand syndrome caused by cerebral infarction.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1551539
Paper 2 describes alien hand syndrome as a rare apraxia syndrome that can arise from cerebral infarction.
Vargas DD, Garzón JM, Martínez-Ávila MC, H Zuluaga JD, Sotelo C. Alien Hand Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Patent Foramen Ovale-Associated Stroke.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476251362059
Paper 4 characterizes alien hand syndrome as a rare neurological condition involving involuntary, goal-directed limb movements.
Mark VW. Alien Hand: Current Research Trends.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-025-01449-z
Paper 5 reviews alien hand syndrome as a specific neurological disorder causing distinct involuntary movements.
Moghib K, Shivashankar T, Ghanm TIE, Elshamy MI, Allam EG, Izere S, Al Hasan Mia M, Arafeh MWA, Meshref M. Unraveling the mystery of alien hand syndrome: when your hand has a mind of its own.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-025-04000-y
Paper 6 establishes through a scoping review that alien hand syndrome remains a rare and complex neurological disorder.
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