decerebrate

Decerebrate or decorticate posturing (Usually contralateral to fixed and dilated pupil).

Patients show opisthotonus (A), decerebrate rigidity (B), and tonic neck reflexes (C) as abnormal postures.

sedation, the patient suddenly presented seizures, spontaneous decerebrate posture, bilateral mydriasis, associated with atrial fibrillation, and arterial desaturation; at this point she was tracheally intubated and mechanically ventilated.

He developed repetitive facial twitching, neck stiffness, left lower motor facial weakness, and decerebrate posturing [14] Stupor NK Dysphagia, dysarthria [14] Oriented Bilateral optic Dysarthria, (initially) atrophy and absent dysphagia oculocephalic response, neck stiffness, rigidity, spastic tetraparesis [14] Confusion Periorbital Dysarthria oedema, augmented tetraparesis, impaired palatal movements [14] Coma Neck stiffness, NK generalised hypertonia.

The nurse is also required to check pupillary asymmetry, decerebrate posturing, papilledem, and the mental status of the patient for timely reporting to the doctor.

The Pediatric Trauma Score Clinical Score Parameter -2 +1 +2 Weight (kg) <10 10-20 [greater than or equal to]20 Airway Unmaintainable Maintainable Normal Systolic blood <50 50-90 [greater than or equal to]90 pressure (mmHg) Central nervous Coma or Obtunded/Loss of Awake system decerebrate consciousness Open wound Major/penetrating Minor None Skeletal Open/multiple Closed fracture None fractures Table 3.

Nishizawa et al., "Effect of KMD-3213, an [alpha]1A-adrenoceptor antagonist, on the prostatic urethral pressure and blood pressure in male decerebrate dogs," International Journal of Urology, vol.

The patient was then presented with a sudden onset of unconsciousness with decerebrate rigidity.