Medical Definition Asterixis

Asterixis: What Is It, Causes, Liver, and More - Healthline

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Asterixis Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical

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The meaning of ASTERIXIS is a motor disorder characterized by jerking movements (as of the outstretched hands) and associated with various encephalopathies due …

Asterixis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Asterixis is a clinical sign that describes the inability to maintain sustained posture with subsequent brief, shock …

Asterixis: Definition, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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Asterixis is a movement disorder that occurs as a sign of a more severe disease. It causes a loss of muscle tone followed by short tremors when you attempt to …

Asterixis | definition of asterixis by Medical dictionary

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asterixis [ as″ter-ik´sis] a motor disturbance marked by intermittent lapses of an assumed posture as a result of intermittency of sustained contraction of groups of muscles; called …

What Is Asterixis (Flapping Hand Tremor)? - WebMD

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Asterixis is a disorder in which a person loses motor control of some parts of the body. It is commonly called flapping hand tremor because the muscles in the fingers and the wrists …

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Asterixis, more colloquially referred to as flapping tremor, is a tremor of the hand when the wrist is extended, sometimes said to resemble a bird flapping its wings. This motor …

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Asterixis is a disorder where a person loses motor-control of various body parts, causing the muscles in the region to relax abruptly. As a result, a rough bilateral action is often noticed in...

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It is more often than not caused by abnormal function of the diencephalic motor centers in the brain, which regulate the muscles involved in …

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Asterixis is a tremor or movement disorder characterized by movement of hands and wrists that resembles flapping of wings. 1 There is arrhythmic flexion movements of the …