What is decerebrate posturing?
Decerebrate posturing is a stereotyped response to noxious stimuli. It consists of extension, adduction, and hyperpronation in the upper extremity and extension with plantar flexion in the lower extremity.
In whom does Decerebrate Posturing occur?
Comatose patients with lesions below the red nucleus but above the vestibular nucleus may have decerebrate posturing.
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