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The split hand sign
- Source :
- Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 175-176 (2012), Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Medknow, 2012.
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Abstract
- Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease characterized by pure motor asymmetric wasting of various muscles with associated upper motor neuron signs. The split hand sign, which is because of dissociated muscle weakness in the hands (thenar muscles disproportionately wasted as compared to the hypothenar muscles) is a useful clinical sign for bed side diagnosis of ALS.
- Subjects :
- business.industry
Muscle weakness
Anatomy
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
medicine.disease
lcsh:RC346-429
Cilnical Sign
body regions
Upper motor neuron signs
medicine
split hand sign
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
business
Wasting
lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
dissociated intrinsic hand muscle weakness
Sign (mathematics)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09722327
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....417c65f07768e0e2755da7559ac9a76b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.99700