Choreic hand
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Spooning or choreic hand is flexion and dorsal arching of the wrists and hyperextension of the fingers when the hands are extended sideways palms down.[1][2]
Spooning is a recognized clinical sign in pediatric neurology during standard evaluation of the posture with extended arms. Spooning is often observed in children up to the age of 5.[3]
In older ages it is a clinical sign seen in children with chorea.
References
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- ^ Pasquale J. Accardo, Barbara Y. Whitman (2002) "Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology", Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., p. 80
- ^ Rohhytnald B. David (2005) "Child and Adolescent Neurology" Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).