Decerebrate posturing indicates brain stem damage, specifically damage below the level of the red nucleus ( e . g . mid-collicular lesion ).
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Opisthotonus is also described as a potential CNS symptom of heat stroke along with bizarre behavior, hallucinations, decerebrate rigidity, oculogyric crisis and cerebellar dysfunction.
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In herniation syndrome, which is indicative of brain herniation, decorticate posturing occurs, and, if the condition is left untreated, develops into decerebrate posturing.
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Decerebrate posturing is a stereotypical posturing in which the legs are similarly extended ( stretched ), but the arms are also stretched ( extended at the elbow ).
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A recent study by Gottschall and Nichols studied the hindlimb of a decerebrate cat during walking ( a CPG controlled function ) in response to changes in head pitch.
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For reasons that are poorly understood, but which may be related to high intracranial pressure, children with malaria frequently exhibit decorticate, decerebrate, and opisthotonic posturing.
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A decorticate posturing indicates a lesion ( a point of damage ) at or above the red nucleus, whereas a decerebrate posturing indicates a lesion at or below the red nucleus.
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Comparing the decerebrate cats to normal cats showed similar EMG patterns during level walking and EMG patterns that reflected downhill walking with the head titled up and uphill walking with the head tilted down.
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Accompanying signs and symptoms may include decerebrate posturing; fixed, dilated pupils; coma or profound stupor; quadriparesis; absent corneal reflex; negative oculocephalic reflex; and obliteration of the gag reflex.
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Henneman compared the order of individual motoneurons firing during a stretch of the triceps muscle of a decerebrate cat to the amplitude of their impulses, in order to determine if and when each size motoneuron fired.
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