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.
[1][2] 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 the age of 5.
[3] In older ages it is a clinical sign seen in children with chorea.