Derived from the Greek a, “not” and stērixis, “fixed position”

Intermittent flapping tremor seen in encephalopathy – classically hepatic, but also in cases of carbon dioxide retention. It is not related to the marvellously entertaining creation of Goscinny & Uderzo 🙂 (RIP Albert Uderzo March 2020)

gcs3.co.uk is my Meducation website for Antrim ED