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[Unilateral asterixis associated with anatomic cerebral lesions]
L Gila1, J J García Díaz, C Campos
1Seccione de Neurología, Hospital San Millán, Logrono.
Revista Clinica Espanola
|April 1, 1991
Abstract:
Three patients with unilateral asterixis associated with different vascular lesions of thalamus, basal ganglia and internal and external capsules of contralateral hemisphere are described. Unilateral asterixis is a highly indicative sign of focal cerebral lesion. Its pathophysiology is still unknown. It has been postulated that asterixis is a myoclonic phenomenon resulting from malfunction within neuronal circuits of central nervous system responsible for the active maintenance of posture.