Stroke and Alien Hand Syndrome

One of the most interesting symptoms of certain strokes is called the alien hand syndrome, which causes a person who has suffered strokes in very specific areas of both frontal lobes to intermittently lose complete control of one of their hands. The hand seems to act by its own volition and very often completely against the will of the stroke survivor. In fact, at times, the "alien" hand seems to have specific intentions to act against the the other hand!

For instance, when the affected person tries to pick up a cup of coffee with one hand, the affected hand is doing everything it can to prevent that from happening. There is often a struggle between the two hands until the person finally figures out some way to control the alien hand. If you or any one you know is affected with this, please share your story by clicking on the comment link below.