Robot-assisted rehabilitation treatment of a 65-year old woman with alien hand syndrome

Abstract

Allien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare neurological disorder characterised by uncontrollable and involuntary movement of upper limb. In Fact, the patient feels it as extraneous part of his/her body. From our knowledge, this paper reports the first results of using robot assisted therapy for rehabilitation of patients with AHS syndrome. It is noticeable that the improvements in the capability of carrying out activities of daily living and in the control of the hand and arm are impressive despite of the progress of her neurodegenerative disease.