We have read with interest the study by Santangelo et al., 1 reporting the role of vascular pathology in the neuropsychological profile of parkinsonian patients. The authors evaluated whether the brain's vascular lesion load is associated with neuropsychological variables. They compared the neuropsy
Alien limb syndrome and moya–moya disease
✍ Scribed by Omid Rabbani; Lennon E. Bowen; Robert T. Watson; Edward Valenstein; Michael S. Okun
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
We present the case of a 29‐year‐old woman with an alien limb and callosal disconnection syndrome who was diagnosed with moya–moya disease. We discuss the potential mechanisms responsible for the alien limb syndrome. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society
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