| asterixis |
involuntary, jerking or flapping movements, especially of the hands. Extending the patient's arm with the wrist bend in a backward position may induce this form of tremor, which may be associated with advanced liver disease.
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| asterixis |
(liver flap) a motor disturbance marked by intermittent lapses of an assumed posture often due liver or kidney failure.
Ãâó: www.med.uottawa.ca/homeless/tools/glossary_e.html
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