Fig. 23.—The Straight Extended Hand with Thumb drooped. this is a departure from the normal in the directionof weakness, the first and most mobile, and the mostspecialized bone of the metacarpus being adducted,as in the convulsive hand, the feeble hand, and thehand in rest. This is often seen in a… … Fig. 24.—Hand intermediate between the Hand in Rest and the Straight Hand, The two next modes of expression by hand pos-tures that have to be described are those whichearliest attracted my especial attention. It wasthe clinical value of a knowledge of the nervoushand that encouraged me to pursue…
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