A 51-Year-Old Male Is Admitted to the Neurological Critical Care

question 12

Multiple Choice

A 51-year-old male is admitted to the neurological critical care unit with a severe closed head injury.All four extremities are in rigid extension,his forearm is hyperpronated,and his legs are in plantar extension.How should the nurse chart this condition?

• A) Decorticate posturing
• B) Decerebrate posturing
• C) Caloric posturing
• D) Excitation posturing

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