Abnormal posturing
STRANGE POSTURE FROM BRAIN INJURY
Decorticate response; Decerebrate response; Decerebrate posturing; Flexor posturing; Decerebrate posture; Decorticate posture; Extensor posturing; Flexor posture; Extensor posture; Decerebrate rigidity; Decorticate rigidity; Decorticate posturing; Abnormal posture; Decorticate; Hemiparetic; Excorticate
Abnormal posturing is an involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe brain injury. It occurs when one set of muscles becomes incapacitated while the opposing set is not, and an external stimulus such as pain causes the working set of muscles to contract.