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An unusual neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer's hands seems to take on a mind of its own. AHS is best documented in cases where a person has had the two hemispheres of their brain surgically separated, a procedure sometimes used to relieve the symptoms of extreme cases of epilepsy. Also called anarchic hand or Dr. Strangelove syndrome. (Wikipedia)
May 30, 2008