Right hand of a woman suffering from alcoholic paralysis

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Right hand of a woman suffering from alcoholic paralysis. St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Black and white photograph of the right hand of a married woman, aged 32 years, who suffered from alcoholic paralysis. The fingers are in the interosseous position. There is marked degeneration and atrophy of the extensors of the fingers, with the exception of the wrist and thumb.

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