Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Sara Muhammad, Venkatesh Yatakarla, Nilofar Murtaza Vora, Paras Paras, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara
Asterixis is a subtype of negative myoclonus characterized by brief, arrhythmic lapses of sustained posture due to involuntary pauses in muscle contraction. We performed a narrative review to characterize further asterixis regarding nomenclature, historical aspects, etiology, pathophysiology, classification, diagnosis, and treatment. Asterixis has been classically used as a synonym for negative myoclonus across the literature and in previous articles. However, it is important to distinguish asterixis from other subtypes of negative myoclonus, for example, epileptic negative myoclonus, because management could change...
February 21, 2024: Medicina