Choreic hand
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
- ^ William W Campbell (2005) "DeJong's The Neurologic Examination", ISBN 0-7817-2767-7
- ^ Pasquale J. Accardo, Barbara Y. Whitman (2002) "Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology", ISBN 1-55766-594-X, p. 80
- ^ Rohhytnald B. David (2005) "Child and Adolescent Neurology" ISBN 1-4051-1767-2