PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Francesco Brigo
AU  - Giammario Ragnedda
AU  - Piera Canu
AU  - Raffaele Nardone
TI  - Synkinetic wrist extension in distinguishing cortical hand from radial nerve palsy
AID  - 10.1136/practneurol-2018-001971
DP  - 2018 Jun 12
TA  - Practical Neurology
PG  - practneurol-2018-001971
4099  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2018/06/12/practneurol-2018-001971.short
4100  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2018/06/12/practneurol-2018-001971.full
AB  - We describe a patient with pseudoradial nerve palsy caused by acute ischaemic stroke (‘cortical hand’) to emphasise how preserved synkinetic wrist extension following fist closure can distinguish this from peripheral causes of wrist drop.