Asterixis as a Presentation of Cerebellar Ischemic Stroke

Asterixis is not yet considered a common neurological sign of cerebellum infarction, and the pathogenic mechanism for asterixis remains elusive. We report a 58-year-old male with moderate hypertension who presented to our emergency department for acute headache in both cervical and occipital regions...

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Main Authors: Antonio Siniscalchi, Luca Gallelli, Olindo Di Benedetto, Giovambattista De Sarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8gn0s5hc