Milkmaid’s Grip

Milkmaid’s Grip

Milkmaid’s grip is the descriptive term applied to the inability to maintain a firm grip (e.g., of the examiner’s fingers), detected as an alternating squeezing and releasing (as required for successful milking by hand). Seen in Huntington’s disease, this may reflect a combination of chorea and motor impersistence.

Cross References

Chorea, Choreoathetosis; Impersistence; Trombone tongue