Dr. Strangelove Syndrome

We’ve heard about inner struggle and battling against one’s self, but anarchic hand syndrome (aka Dr. Strangelove Syndrome) makes the statement a tad more literal than we’d like to believe. Much like science fiction portrayals of self-attacking body parts, the Anarchic Hand Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that makes one hand’s functions involuntarily. The victim of the disorder is completely unaware of the hand’s action. While the example above may be extreme, people who suffer from AHS have exhibited similar symptoms in certain cases. Read more

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