Unilateral asterixis due to ipsilateral lesions in the pons and medulla

Donald I. Peterson, Gordon W. Peterson

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Abstract

Unilateral asterixis was ipsilateral to the brainstem lesions in 2 patients. The finding of unilateral asterixis has been consistently associated with structural neurological disease, but contrary to previous reports it is not a reliable localizing or lateralizing finding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)661-663
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of Neurology
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1987

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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