Alien Hand Syndrome / Dr. Strange Love Syndro...

Alien Hand Syndrome / Dr. Strange Love Syndrome

Author Name : Dr. V Hemavathy, Prof. Mrs Girija Baskaran, Miss. Pooja. R. Bhatt

INTRODUCTION

Dr. Strangelove syndrome or the alien hand syndrome is an extremely rare neurological disorder. If you have this condition, your hands will act on its own. Though it is usually the hands that are affected, sometimes your legs may also develop a will of their own. You may sometimes feel that your hands do not belong to you if you have this condition. It is more common in children than in adults. This rare is also known as Strangelovian hand or anarchic hand. Dr. Strangelove syndrome was first recorded in 1909. Experts say that it usually affects the left or non-dominant hand. It got its name from Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove, where one of the characters has this problem.