TY - JOUR T1 - Asterixis JF - Practical Neurology JO - Pract Neurol SP - 60 LP - 62 DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2016-001393 VL - 17 IS - 1 AU - Mark A Ellul AU - Timothy J Cross AU - Andrew J Larner Y1 - 2017/02/01 UR - http://pn.bmj.com/content/17/1/60.abstract N2 - Adams and Foley described asterixis in the 1940s in patients with hepatic encephalopathy, but it has since been associated with a wide range of potential causes, both in neurology and general medicine. Here, we review the history, characteristics and clinical significance of this important clinical sign. ER -