Title: wrist drop
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - wrist drop
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12184
Status: current

Definition
Inability to extend the wrist as a result of peripheral nerve damage, causing drooping of the hand.

Note
When associated with the effects of lead poisoning on the radial nerve, it is called Teleky’s sign.

Related Term
- nerve: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11909

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 917 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'wrist drop' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12184
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