Decorticate Posturing Pathophysiology
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Decorticate posturing pathophysiology. Decorticate posturing is described as abnormal flexion of the arms with the extension of the legs. Decorticate and decerebrate posturing are both considered pathological posturing responses to usually noxious stimuli from an external or internal source. This abnormal posturing makes a person suffer from clenched fists bent arms and legs that are held out straight.
Decorticate posturing is described as abnormal flexion of the arms with the extension of the legs. Specifically it involves slow flexion of the elbow wrist and fingers with adduction and internal rotation at the shoulder. Both involve stereotypical movements of the trunk and extremities and are typically indicative of significant brain or spinal injury.
However this is not as serious as decerebrate posture wherein the particular kind of posturing appears on both sides of one s body.