title: Asterixis after lacunar infarctions.
abstract: Asterixis is usually encountered in metabolic encephalopathy but has rarely been reported with thalamic and midbrain lesions. We report bilateral extremity asterixis as a novel manifestation of basal ganglia lacunar infarction.
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology*