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

Neurology

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 during standard evaluation of the posture with extended arms. Spooning is often observed in children up to the age of 5.

In older ages it is a clinical sign seen in children with chorea.