RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Asterixis
JF Practical Neurology
JO Pract Neurol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 60
OP 62
DO 10.1136/practneurol-2016-001393
VO 17
IS 1
A1 Ellul, Mark A
A1 Cross, Timothy J
A1 Larner, Andrew J
YR 2017
UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/17/1/60.abstract
AB 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.