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Asterixis vs Myoclonus - What's the difference?

asterixis | myoclonus |

As nouns the difference between asterixis and myoclonus

is that asterixis is (pathology) an abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands while myoclonus is (medicine) the brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

asterixis

English

Noun

(asterixes)
  • (pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands

    • Synonyms

    * flapping tremor

    myoclonus

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia myoclonus)
  • (medicine) The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

    • Hyponyms

    * hiccup * hypnic jerk

    Derived terms

    * myoclonia * myoclonic