MEDICINE
NEUROLOGY
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Decerebrate posturing is where the arms make a ____ shape
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Injury or swelling of a part of the brain, spinal cord, or nervous system is the most common cause of abnormal posturing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decerebrate posturing-There will be extensor posturing with internal rotation of both upper and the power limbs. [6][5]This suggests that the vestibulospinal tract is intact, and the damage from the injury has not extended beyond it. However, it is an agonal sign with a very poor prognostic outcome in the patient.
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