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I have been told that my hand remains in the the same position it was in at the time of the stroke is that true because my hand remains flexed?
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No: That's a naive superstition. I'm sorry you had a stroke; the hand will take a position based on the relative strengths of the muscles that are no longer under your control.
Answered 4/2/2013
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