Aric Parnes, 5th Year Medicine. Definition. First described by Adams and Foley in 1949,1 asterixis is a clinical sign indicating a lapse of posture and is usually manifest by a bilateral flapping tremor at the wrist, metacarpophalangeal, and hip joints.2, 3 It may also be seen in tongue, foot, and any skeletal muscle.
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