Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Decerebrate posturing ====== Classically attributed to disinhibition of vestibulospinal tract (more caudal) and pontine reticular formation (RF) by removing inhibition of medullary RF (transection at intercollicular level, between vestibular and red nuclei). Overview: abnormal extension in UE and LE. Detail: ● Head & trunk: opisthotonos (head and trunk extended), teeth clenched ● UE: arms extended, adducted and hyperpronated (internally rotated), wrists flexed, fingers flexed ● LE: extended and internally rotated, feet plantarflexed and inverted, toes plantarflexed. decerebrate_posturing.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 03:00by 127.0.0.1