Asterixis
- Flapping Tremor
- Periodic Loss of Postural Muscle Tone with Arms in Extension
- Corrective Movements
- Hyperammonemia
- Liver Disease
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Kidney Disease
- Uremia
- Treat Underlying Disorder
Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Seen in the Setting of Cirrhosis
- Hyperammonemia
- Altered Mental Status
- Coma
- TIPS
- Asterixis
- Lactulose
- Rifaximin
- Liver Transplant
Chorea and Athetosis
- Sudden Jerky Movements
- Athetosis
- Snake-like, Writhing Movements
- Basal Ganglia Lesions
- Huntington's Disease
- Acute Rheumatic Fever
- Treat Underlying Disorder
- Tetrabenazine
High Potency Antipsychotic Drugs
- Fluphenazine
- Trifluoperazine
- Haloperidol
- Pimozide
- Extrapyramidal Symptoms
- Short Term
- Dystonia
- Restlessness (Akathisia)
- Torticollis
- Long Term
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Essential Tremor
- Most Common Tremor in Adults
- Positive Family History
- Bilateral Upper Extremities
- Worse with Physical and Psychological Stress
- Better with Rest and Alcohol
- Beta Blockers
- Primidone
Intention Tremor
- More Apparent With Goal-Directed Movements Such as Using Eating Utensils
- High-Amplitude, Low-Frequency
- More Apparent as Extremity Approaches Target
- Overshooting and Undershooting
- Ipsilateral Cerebellar Damage
- Neurologic Exam
- MRI
- Physical or Occupational Therapy
Ballismus and Hemiballismus
- Involuntary Flailing Movements
- Worse with Activity; Improved with Rest
- Basal Ganglia Dysfunction
- Subthalamic Nucleus
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- Infection
- Neoplasm
- Antidopaminergic Medications
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Misfolded Prion Protein
- Spongiform Encephalopathy
- Sporadic Type
- Familial Type
- Variant Type
- Iatrogenic Type
- Rapidly Progressive
- Dementia
- Ataxia
- Myoclonus
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Increased Levels of 14-3-3 Protein
- Periodic Sharp Waves On EEG
- Supportive Care
Restless Legs Syndrome
- Idiopathic
- Iron Deficiency
- Parkinson's Disease
- Urge to Move the Legs
- Unpleasant Sensations in Legs
- Worsens with Inactivity
- Relieved by Movement
- Iron Supplementation
- Self-care
- Gabapentin
- Pramipexole
Tremor Types
- Resting Tremor
- Postural Tremor
- Essential Tremor
- Physiologic Tremor (Reversible)
- Intention Tremor
- Asterixis (Flapping Tremor)