title: Unilateral asterixis.
abstract: Eighteen cases of unilateral asterixis were studied. A good correlation was found between the presence of unilateral asterixis and structural intracranial disease. For this reason, unilateral asterixis is a valuable sign when found on the neurological examination. It is not helpful in localizing intracranial pathology or in determining etiology.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Section, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California 92350.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*