Hutchinson Gilford Progeria and Palmistry !

FÄSŦŦÌMÉBÖY (ツ) wrote:
I have seen hand pictures in the pdf. According to my observation, life line and heart line are very sparse or totally absent. May be these features could be usefull to predict this disease.
FASTTIME !

Lynn wrote:This article describes some hand features (& some pics) of children with progeria

http://www.progeriaresearch.org/assets/files/pdf/info_sheets/13_OccupTherapy_0410.pdf

•Wrists typically have limited dorsiflexion (bending upward)
•Some children’s thumbs do not go into carpometalcarpal (CMC) extension plane
•Most children’s thumbs are used with the thumb against the distal interphalangeal joint of the index finger (the joint closest to the tip of the finger)
•On occasion hyperextension of the thumbs’ interphalangeal joints (joint closest to the tip of the finger) is seen
•Metecarpalphalangeal joints most often have limited flexion (joints closest to the hand)
•Distal and proximal interphalangeal joints (the middle joint and the joint closest to the tip of the finger) tend to have flexion contractures
•Resorption of the distal phalangeals
•Distal phalangeals are often painful with pressure
•Decreased fat deposits within the hand (most notably at the thumb and finger tips)

Thanks Lynn,

From my point of view that article shows that there are quite a few bone-related hand abnormalities seen in this syndrome.... because those are seen in the full body of these persons as well.

The hand line abnormalties as suggests/suspected by Fasttimeboy could very well be a RESULT of these bone-related abnormalties, etc.

Martijn (admin) wrote:
The hand line abnormalties as suggests/suspected by Fasttimeboy could very well be a RESULT of these bone-related abnormalties, etc.

Lynn wrote:

Martijn (admin) wrote:
The hand line abnormalties as suggests/suspected by Fasttimeboy could very well be a RESULT of these bone-related abnormalties, etc.

hi Martijn, Fasttime boy already realised that, when he mentioned the lines from the photo in the article, he was looking at the hand of a normal child.

... well Lynn, my comment was a new response to Fasttimeboy's very first message, where he associated this syndrome with palmistry (even before he studied the materials in the article that you mentioned).

But I still do not understand how he exactly developed an interest for this topic, therefore I added another thought just to suggest that observations about hand lines in other cases (beyond your article) should best be studied in the perspective of the fact that this syndrome is featured with quite a few hand abnormalities that go beyond the lines, etc.

Anyway...