Medical term:

wristdrop



wristdrop

 [rist´drop]
paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers; it may be due to metallic poisoning.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

wristdrop

Neurology A condition caused by partial or complete paralysis of wrist extensors, a manifestation of peripheral neuropathy accompanied by a loss of acral motor activity Etiology Amyloidosis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, collagen vascular diseases, diabetic mononeuropathy, lead poisoning, severe vitamin B12 deficiency. See Footdrop.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


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