An unidentified man from Ireland with confusion and signs of a brain injury actually had an extremely rare condition that has ...

AROUND one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health issue of some sort each year. While one in six people suffer with common issues such as anxiety or depression, many others are ...

Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) is a rare neurological disorder distinguished by involuntary, seemingly purposeful limb movements coupled with a sensation of estrangement from the affected limb. This ...

Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their ...

Tens of millions of people are living with a rare disease, defined as a condition suffered by fewer than 200,000 people. Global experts have identified more than 7,000 of these conditions, which ...

It's a case of, literally, one hand not knowing what the other is doing. Known as Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS), this rare medical condition causes a person's hand to involuntarily cause havoc, as if it ...

Scientists have been left scratching their heads for years over some extremely rare diseases - now being no closer to finding a cure now than they were before. These conditions, which affect fewer ...

Imagine being attacked by one of your own hands, which repeatedly tries to slap and punch you. Or you go into a shop and when you try to turn right, one of your legs decides it wants to go left, ...

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