User Contributed Dictionary
Verb
spooning- present participle of spoon
Extensive Definition
Spooning or choreic hand is flexion and dorsal
arching of the wrists and hyperextension of the
fingers when the hands are extended sideways palms down.
Spooning is a recognized clinical
sign in pediatric
neurology during
standard evaluation of the posture with extended arms. Spooning is
often observed in children up to age of 5.
In older ages it is a clinical sign seen in
children with chorea.