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Definitions for "Asterixis"
Keywords:  encephalopathy, flap, tremor, hepatic, metabolic
Related Terms: Hepatic encephalopathy, Reye syndrome, Alagille syndrome, Beriberi, Cirrhosis, Encephalopathy, Fulminant hepatic failure, Wilson's disease, Cirrhosis of the liver, Gulf war illness, Rickets, Alzheimer's disease, Disease, Fulminant hepatitis, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Guillain-barré syndrome, Prodrome, Prodromal, Porphyria, Headache, Alzheimer's, Idiopathic, Pellagra, Degenerative disease, Dystrophy, Biliousness, Cachexia, Cfs, Alzheimer’s disease, Raynaud's syndrome, Macroglossia, Essential tremor, Senile dementia, Seizure disorder, Galactosaemia, Fibromyalgia syndrome, Ataxia telangiectasia, Migraine, Exacerbation, Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, Fulminant, Pfeiffer syndrome, Creutzfeldt-jakob disease, Prostatitis, Sturge-weber syndrome, Minamata disease, Disease, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Hurler syndrome
Involuntary, jerking or flapping movements, especially of the hands. Extending the patient's arm with the wrist bend in a backward position may induce this form of tremor, which may be associated with advanced liver disease.
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(liver flap) a motor disturbance marked by intermittent lapses of an assumed posture often due liver or kidney failure.
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Quick arrhythmic movements that occur due to brief interruptions in background tonic muscular contractions. A neurological sign characterized by flapping of the hands, associated with toxic or metabolic encephalopathy.
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