Open AccessPicture Quiz: ‘The Upper Hand’
Author(s) -
Rangasamy Sivakumar,
Afb Alsawaf
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0264
Subject(s) - medicine , weakness , pediatrics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery
A 76 year-old right-handed man presented acutely with a sudden onset of weakness affecting his right hand only. This happened while working in the garden. On detailed history taking, he denied any previous symptoms, trauma or prodromal illnesses. He denied any other neurological symptoms.