II. Exam: Decorticate Posturing
- Findings
- Flexion of arms toward chest (with clenched fists)
- Hyperextension legs
- Associated CNS Lesions
- Lesions superior to mid-brain (e.g. Cerebral Hemispheres, Internal Capsule, thalamic lesions)
III. Exam: Decerebrate Posturing
- Findings
- Arms and legs extended
- Head and neck arched backwards
- Internally rotated
- Associated CNS Lesions
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Related Studies
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| MSH | D003655 |
| SnomedCT | 23073007 |
| LNC | LA18263-6 |
| Portuguese | Postura de Descerebração, Postura de descerebração |
| English | Decerebrate posturing, Posturing, Decerebrate, Decerebrate Posturings, Posturings, Decerebrate, decerebrate posturing, decerebrate posture, Decerebrate posture, Decerebrate posture (finding), Decerebrate Posturing |
| Spanish | Postura de Descerebración, Postura de descerebración, postura de descerebración (hallazgo), postura de descerebración |
| French | Posture de décérébration |
| German | Dezerebrale Körperhaltung, Dezerebrationshaltung |
| Norwegian | Decerebrert kroppsstilling |
| Czech | Decerebrační držení |
| Dutch | decerebrate houding, Decerebratiestijfheid |
| Hungarian | Decerebratiós testtartás |
| Japanese | ｼﾞｮﾉｳｼｾｲ, 除脳姿勢 |
| Italian | Postura decorticata, Postura decerebrata |
Ontology: Decorticate posture (C0231475)
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 85157005 |
| LNC | LA18264-4 |
| English | Decorticate posturing, Decorticate posture, Decorticate posture (finding) |
| Czech | Dekortikační držení |
| Dutch | decorticale houding |
| French | Posture de décortication |
| German | Dekortikationshaltung |
| Hungarian | Decorticatiós testtartás |
| Italian | Postura decorticata |
| Japanese | ｼﾞｮﾋｼﾂｼｾｲ, 除皮質姿勢 |
| Portuguese | Postura de descorticação |
| Spanish | Postura de decorticación, postura de decorticación (hallazgo), postura de decorticación |
