Asterixis (also called the flapping tremor, or liver flap) is a tremor of the hand when the wrist is extended, sometimes said to resemble a bird flapping its wings. This motor disorder is characterized by an inability to actively maintain a position, which is demonstrated by jerking movements of the outstretched hands when bent upward at the wrist...
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<clinical sign, neurology> Abnormal muscle tremor consisting of involuntary jerking of the hands. May be seen in liver disease. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(as″tәr-ik´sis) a motor disturbance marked by intermittent lapses of an assumed posture because sustained contraction of groups of muscles lapses; sometimes called “liver flap” because of its occurrence in coma associated with liver disease, although it is also observed in other conditions.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: as′ter-ik′sis Definitions: 1. Involuntary jerking movements, especially in the hands, best elicited by having the patient extend the upper limb, dorsiflex the wrists, and spread the fingers; results from lapses of sustained posture; seen primarily with various metabolic and toxic encephalopathies, especially he...
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asterixis A lack of or a lapse of posture consisting of momentary loss of a fixed position of the hands or arms followed by a jerking recovery movement that restores the limb to its original position; also known as flapping tremor.
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Flapping hand tremor seen in hepatic encephalopathy. Example: Noticing a flapping tremor in a patient with advanced liver disease.
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