Decorticate posturing

Decorticate posturing consists of pathological movements with abnormal flexion of the upper extremities and extension of the lower extremities[^1].

Clinical presentation

In the upper extremity, there is slow flexion of the arm, wrist, and fingers with adduction. In the lower extremity, there is extension, internal rotation, and plantar flexion[^1].

Etiology

Decorticate posturing is attributed to disinhibition due to the absence of the corticospinal tracts above the Mesencephalon[^1].

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