Definition of Asterixis. Meaning of Asterixis. Synonyms of Asterixis

- first described asterixis in 1949 in patients with severe liver failure and encephalopathy. Initially Foley and Adams referred to asterixis simply as "tremor"...
- of surgical flap Flapping tremor is a medical condition, also called asterixis 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) The phenomenon of some variable...
- ratio. Oliguria or anuria (decreased or absent urine output) Fatigue Asterixis (flapping tremor) Decreased alertness Confusion Pale skin Tachycardia...
- myoclonus (involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles) or asterixis ("flapping tremor" of the hand when wrist is extended). Depending on the...
- causing symptoms such as confusion, decreased levels of consciousness, or asterixis, (a characteristic flapping movement when the wrist is extended indicative...
- intermediate stages, a characteristic jerking movement of the limbs is observed (asterixis, "liver flap" due to its flapping character); this disappears as the somnolence...
- Drowsiness (encephalopathy) Hyperventilation (encephalopathy) Metabolic flap/asterixis (encephalopathy) Jaundice (excretory dysfunction) Ascites (portal hypertension...
- rapid breathing, premature heart beats, muscle twitches, and hand flaps (asterixis). The risk of dangerous irregularities of the heart beat is increased...
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- sleep habits, or psychosis. One classic physical examination finding is asterixis. This is the asynchronous flapping of outstretched, dorsiflexed hands...