A 77-year-old woman experienced Alien Hand Syndrome when her left hand began moving independently after suffering strokes in both parietal lobes. The rare neurological condition, which can be ...

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

Imagine sitting at home on your couch when one of your hands begins to move of its own accord — and you’re powerless to stop it. That’s what happened to one unidentified 77-year-old woman, whom ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Karen Byrne woke up after an operation to control her epilepsy to find she had no control of her left hand - a rare condition known as Alien Hand Syndrome. Her surgeon had cut her corpus callosum, a ...

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, ...