Alien Hand Syndrome ALIEN HAND SYNDROME by Physio Fusion SYNONYMS Alien limb phenomenon; Anarchic hand; Diagnostic dyspraxia; Groping-grasping reaction; Intermanual conflict; Magnetic apraxia; Strangelovian hand; Unilateral apraxia; Wayward hand INTRODUCTION Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a higher-order motor control disorder in which a person loses control of his or her hand featuring involuntary movement but yet a purposeful movement. It is also known as Dr. Strangelove syndrome is an interesting situation in which a person loses control of his or her hand, and the person starts to act independently. It can affect both the side of the limb but in most cases, it usually affects the left side of the hand because the left hand is nondominant limb in about 10% of the world population. By definition, the limb movements are not the result of movement disorders. The syndrome has been reported after surgery on the corpus callosum. They may be associated with other neu