Decorticate posturing is a specific body position that signals brain damage. Someone with decorticate posturing can’t control it. Decorticate posturing needs immediate medical attention. Decorticate ...

Decerebrate posture involves arms straight and away from the body, and decorticate posture has arms bent towards the body. Both decerebrate and decorticate posturing indicate severe brain damage and ...

Decorticate posturing — a sign of severe damage to the brain — is a specific type of involuntary abnormal posturing of a person. Decorticate posture is stiff with legs held out straight, fists ...

Decorticate posturing is a reflex exhibited due to severe brain damage and indicates very low chances of survival. It can be caused by strokes, brain tumors, infections, or brain injuries. Treatment ...