Stereotypic Hand Movements: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Stereotypic Hand Movements

Repetitive, stereotypic hand movements replace purposeful hand use. [orpha.net]

movements, loss of speech, gait abnormalities, and repetitive stereotypic hand movements. [orpha.net]

They stop using their hands to do things and often develop stereotyped hand movements, such as wringing, clapping, or patting their hands. [autismsupportnetwork.com]

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

Although herpes simplex encephalitis may present only with features suggesting a diffuse process, patients frequently have associated focal neurologic findings referable to temporal and basal frontal lobe involvement. 1-4 Computed tomography (CT), 5,6 radioisotope brain scanning 7,8 and EEG 9-13 may demonstrate[…] [jamanetwork.com]

Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome

hand movements and distinctive facial features. [neurenpharma.com]

[…] and fine motor skills are affected as well), and stereotypic movements of hands and the head. [symptoma.com]

Patients with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome frequently exhibit stereotypic hand and head movements (summarized in Peippo and Ignatius, 2012). [gene.sfari.org]

Beta-Propeller Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration

These features include repeated hand wringing or clasping (stereotypic hand movements); teeth grinding (bruxism); sleep disturbances; and problems with communication and social [elbiruniblogspotcom.blogspot.no]

Abnormal behaviors that overlap with Rett syndrome include lack of purposeful hand movements, stereotypic hand movements such as repetitive midline hand-wringing, bruxism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

hand movements, bruxism when awake, and abnormal sleep patterns MRI Findings Nonspecific hypomyelination and thin corpus callosum are seen in early childhood [ Rathore et [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Atypical Autism

[…] skills between ages 5 and 30 months with the subsequent development of stereotyped hand movements (i.e., hand-wringing or hand washing) (3) loss of social engagement early [firstsigns.org]

[…] skills between ages 5 and 30 months with the subsequent development of stereotyped hand movements (e.g., hand-wringing or hand washing) Loss of social engagement early in [autism-society.org]

[…] skills between ages 5 and 30 months with subsequent development of stereotyped hand movements (e.g. hand wringing or hand washing) (3) loss of social engagment early in the [autism-resources.com]

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Type 2

movements. [uniprot.org]

Other features include lack of speech development, subtle dysmorphic facial features, sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal problems, and stereotypic hand movements. [rgd.mcw.edu]

Patients with epileptic encephalopathy early infantile type 2 manifest features resembling Rett syndrome such as microcephaly, lack of speech development, stereotypic hand [uniprot.org]

Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome

[…] behavior (temper tantrums, aggressiveness and obsessive compulsive behavior), postnatal growth retardation, mild to severe intellectual disability, stereotypic hand movements [orpha.net]

[…] corneal and conjunctival cheloids), neurological involvement (developmental delay, seizures, hypotonia present at birth typically with absence of deep tendon reflexes), stereotypic [orpha.net]

Hand Movements Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome X,XR,XD,G 99.73 NA of NA KANSL1 Koolen-de Vries Syndrome AD 96.03 22 of 27 KCNA2 Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy [igenomix.es]

Syndrome AD 100 4 of 4 IQSEC2 X-linked Mental Retardation, Microduplication Xp11.22p11.23 Syndrome, Severe Intellectual Disability-Progressive Postnatal Microcephaly-Midline Stereotypic [igenomix.es]

PPP2R5D-Related Intellectual Disability

Hand Movements Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome X,XR,XD,G 99.73 NA of NA KANSL1 Koolen-de Vries Syndrome AD 96.03 22 of 27 KCNA2 Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy [igenomix.es]

Atypical Rett Syndrome

Wright,-M; Van-der-Linden,-M-L; Kerr,-A-M; Burford,-B; Arrowsmith,-G; Middleton,-R-LMotion analysis of stereotyped hand movements in Rett syndrome.J-Intellect-Disabil-Res. [malattierare.regione.veneto.it]

Complex Cortical Dysplasia with other Brain Malformations Type 2

Home / Genetic Testing / Test Catalogue / By Test (A-Z) / Cortical dysplasia, complex, with other brain malformations 2 (sequence analysis of KIF5C gene) < Back to results Cortical dysplasia, complex, with other brain malformations 2 (sequence analysis of KIF5C gene) KIF5C Request Now Methodology NGS Specimen[…] [cgcgenetics.com]

Hand Movements Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome X,XR,XD,G 99.73 NA of NA KANSL1 Koolen-de Vries Syndrome AD 96.03 22 of 27 KCNA2 Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy [igenomix.es]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 2A

hand movements, seizures, and varying degrees of developmental delay. [mendelian.co]

A new case of CDG-x with stereotyped dystonic hand movements and optic atrophy. [cambridge.org]

[…] glycosylation characterized by facial dysmorphism (large, posteriorly rotated ears with prominent antihelices, convex nasal ridge, open mouth, large and crowded teeth), stereotypic [mendelian.co]

GNAO1 Encephalopathy

The symptoms included stereotyped hands movement, non-epileptic myoclonus, dyskinesia, dystonia and choreoathetosis. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

OMIM:603358 Severe Intellectual Disability-Progressive Postnatal Microcephaly-Midline Stereotypic Hand Movements Syndrome Impaired social interactions, Stereotypical hand [mousephenotype.org]

[…] and stereotyped hand movements have been reported in patients of different ages, associated with GNAO1 [1, 6,7,8]. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

X-Linked Mental Retardation Type 98

Some patients show autistic behavioral features, such as stereotypic hand movements and repetitive behaviors. [cloud-clone.com]

Pitt-Hopkins-Like Syndrome Type 1

[…] nonpurposeful hand movements, and abnormal brain MRI. [jmhg.springeropen.com]

Children with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome also exhibit stereotypic hand movements, which include hand clapping, hand flapping, flicking hands, hand washing, fingers crossing, and [rarediseases.org]

Stereotypic hand movements characteristic of ASD, including lateral movements, clapping and flapping, and repeated hand–mouth movements, are also common (Brockschmidt et al [cambridge.org]

Partial Trisomy 5p

There may be repetitive movements of the hands (stereotypic movements). Attention Deficit Disorder is very common. [rarediseases.org]

Ablepharon Macrostomia Syndrome

movements of the hands, esotropia and infantile autism. [wordscope.com]

It has been déficience intellectuelle liée à l'X type Cantagrel SNOMEDCT-BE (walking at 3 years of age), gastroesophageal reflux, and stereotypic movements of the hands, esotropia [wordscope.com]

Stereotyped self-injurious behaviour includes repetitive head-banging, face-slapping, eye-poking, and biting of hands, lips or other body parts. [wordscope.com]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 2K

Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Prietsch V, Peters V, Hackler R, Jakobi R, Assmann B, Fang J (2002) A new case of CDG x with stereotyped dystonic hand movements and optic [link.springer.com]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 2C

A new case of CDG-x with stereotyped dystonic hand movements and optic atrophy. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2002;25:126–30. CAS Article Google Scholar 3. [nature.com]

They showed craniofacial dysmorphy, stereotypic hands movement, and psychomotor retardation to a variable degree. [nature.com]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 1F

Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Prietsch V, Peters V, Hackler R, Jakobi R, Assmann B, Fang J (2002) A new case of CDG x with stereotyped dystonic hand movements and optic [link.springer.com]

They showed craniofacial dysmorphy, stereotypic hands movement, and psychomotor retardation to a variable degree. [nature.com]

Craniofacial Dystonia

Hand Movements Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome X,XR,XD,G 99.73 NA of NA KANSL1 Koolen-de Vries Syndrome AD 96.03 22 of 27 KCNA2 Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy [igenomix.es]

X-Linked Mental Retardation Type 23

hand movements (Zerem et al., 2016). [gene.sfari.org]

hand movements syndrome 819 Smith-Magenis syndrome 777 X-linked non-syndromic intellectual disability PharmGKB i PA134870898 Polymorphism and mutation databases PTM / Processing [uniprot.org]

He experienced recurrent respiratory infections and displayed autistic behavior with stereotypical hand movements, accompanied by very limited speech. [karger.com]

X-Linked Mental Retardation - Spastic Paraplegia Syndrome

The abnormal, stereotyped midline hand movements will be evident. [patient.info]

Aged 41 years at time of report, they both had stereotypic hand movements, mood swings, and episodes of hyperventilation, again suggestive of atypical Rett syndrome. [genome.jp]

hand movements syndrome Severe intellectual disability-progressive spastic diplegia syndrome Severe intellectual disability-short stature-behavioral abnormalities-facial [se-atlas.de]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 2F

A new case of CDG-x with stereotyped dystonic hand movements and optic atrophy. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2002;25:126–30. CAS Article Google Scholar 3. [nature.com]

They showed craniofacial dysmorphy, stereotypic hands movement, and psychomotor retardation to a variable degree. [nature.com]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 1W

A new case of CDG-x with stereotyped dystonic hand movements and optic atrophy. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2002;25:126–30. CAS Article Google Scholar 3. [nature.com]

They showed craniofacial dysmorphy, stereotypic hands movement, and psychomotor retardation to a variable degree. [nature.com]

TBC1D24-Related Disorders

Hand Movements Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome X,XR,XD,G 99.73 NA of NA KANSL1 Koolen-de Vries Syndrome AD 96.03 22 of 27 KCNA2 Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy [igenomix.es]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 2B

A new case of CDG-x with stereotyped dystonic hand movements and optic atrophy. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2002;25:126–30. CAS Article Google Scholar 3. [nature.com]