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  2. Alcoholic polyneuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms that affect the sensory and motor systems seem to develop symmetrically. For example, if the right foot is affected, the left foot is affected simultaneously or soon becomes affected. [1] In most cases, the legs are affected first, followed by the arms. The hands usually become involved when the symptoms reach above the ankle. [3]

  3. Symbrachydactyly - Wikipedia

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    Symbrachydactyly is a congenital abnormality, characterized by limb anomalies consisting of brachydactyly, cutaneous syndactyly and global hypoplasia of the hand or foot. [1] In many cases, bones will be missing from the fingers and some fingers or toes may be missing altogether.

  4. Focal dystonia - Wikipedia

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    Focal dystonia, also called focal task-specific dystonia, is a neurological condition that affects a muscle or group of muscles in a specific part of the body during specific activities, causing involuntary muscular contractions and abnormal postures.

  5. Writer's cramp - Wikipedia

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    Writer's cramp or focal hand dystonia (FHD) is an idiopathic movement disorder of adult onset, characterized by abnormal posturing and movement of the hand and/or forearm during tasks requiring skilled hand use, such as writing.

  6. Acquired hand deformity - Wikipedia

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    Osteoarthritis in the left hand index finger of an affected patient Dupuytren's contracture is characterised by the thickening and tightening of fibrous tissue layers in the palm. [ 3 ] However, the causes of this progressive condition remain unknown.

  7. NFL Hall of Famer John Elway Talks About the Rare Hand ... - AOL

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    Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition that causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm of the hand, making them unable to straighten completely, according to the Mayo Clinic.

  8. Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow - Wikipedia

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    Ulnar neuropathy at the cubital tunnel is diagnosed based on characteristic symptoms and signs. Intermittent or static numbness in the small finger and ulnar half of the ring finger, weakness or atrophy of the first dorsal interosseous, positive Tinel sign over the ulnar nerve proximal to the cubital tunnel, and positive elbow flexion test (elicitation of paresthesia in the small and ring ...

  9. Dupuytren's contracture - Wikipedia

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    In Dupuytren's contracture, the palmar fascia within the hand becomes abnormally thick, which can cause the fingers to curl and can impair finger function. The main function of the palmar fascia is to increase grip strength; thus, over time, Dupuytren's contracture decreases a person's ability to hold objects and use the hand in many different ...