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SYNDROME MAIN ANARCHIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alien hand syndrome
1, record 1, English, alien%20hand%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- anarchic hand syndrome 2, record 1, English, anarchic%20hand%20syndrome
correct
- Doctor Strangelove syndrome 3, record 1, English, Doctor%20Strangelove%20syndrome
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A neurological disorder in which the afflicted person's hand appears to take on a mind of its own. 4, record 1, English, - alien%20hand%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alien hand syndrome is best documented in cases where a person has had the two hemispheres of their brain surgically separated, a procedure sometimes used to relieve the symptoms of extreme cases of epilepsy. It also occurs in some cases after brain surgery, stroke, infection, tumor, aneurysm and specific degenerative brain conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. Other areas of the brain that are associated with alien hand syndrome are the frontal, occipital and parietal lobes. 4, record 1, English, - alien%20hand%20syndrome
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Dr. Strangelove syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de la main étrangère
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20la%20main%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de la main anarchique 2, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20la%20main%20anarchique
correct, masculine noun
- syndrome de la main capricieuse 3, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20la%20main%20capricieuse
correct, masculine noun
- syndrome du docteur Folamour 4, record 1, French, syndrome%20du%20docteur%20Folamour
masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le patient éprouve un syndrome dit de la «main anarchique» : l'une des mains réalise des gestes précis dont son propriétaire n'est pas conscient. 5, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20la%20main%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] ce dérangement fait partie de ceux que les neurologues répertorient comme «mouvements involontaires complexes». Il consiste en des gestes des doigts et de la main, parfois accompagnés de saisie d'objets, d'agrippement des habits voire de conflit avec l'autre main qui est alors repoussée. Ceux-ci sont effectués avec une précision troublante pour l'entourage, parce qu'ils donnent l'impression d'intentionnalité. Leurs auteurs prennent plus souvent conscience des conséquences de ces mouvements que des gestes eux-mêmes. 6, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20la%20main%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
Record 1, Key term(s)
- syndrome du Dr Folamour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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