abnormal posturing
decerebration rigidity

At the hospital, emergency treatment for abnormal posturing must be started right away.

What other symptoms came before or occurred during the abnormal posturing?

All abnormal posturing should be treated in a hospital.

Anyone who shows symptoms of abnormal posturing should be examined right away by a health care provider.

In most cases, dystonia tends to lead to abnormal posturing, particularly on movement.

Abnormal posturing may be a sign of certain injuries to the brain or spinal cord.

People with abnormal posturing almost always have reduced consciousness.

Abnormal posturing that occurs with little stimulation is a sign of serious central nervous system damage.

It can be sufficiently severe to produce abnormal posturing of the affected limbs, particularly the thumbs.

Abnormal posturing is different from "bad posture" or "slouching."

The presence of abnormal posturing indicates a severe medical emergency requiring immediate medical attention.

Abnormal posturing is an involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe brain injury.

Abnormal posturing and encephalopathy are often related to the degree of central nervous system swelling and pressure upon the brain stem.

While usually painless, in some instances the sustained contraction and abnormal posturing in dystonia may cause pain.

This may be noticed by a decreasing level of consciousness, loss of the pupillary light reflex, and abnormal posturing.

The clear appearance of symptoms such as rigidity, writhing motions or abnormal posturing appear as the disorder progresses.

Catalepsy is the term for catatonic rigidity of the limbs which often results in abnormal posturing for long intervals.

Injury or swelling of a part of the brain, spinal cord, or nervous system is the most common cause of abnormal posturing.

This abnormal posturing is an extrapyramidal effect and is caused by spasm of the axial muscles along the spinal column.

Usually occurring in addition to uncal herniation, cingulate herniation may present with abnormal posturing and coma.

Analogous to Romberg's sign, the abnormal posturing is most pronounced when the eyes are closed as visual inputs are unavailable to guide corrective movements.

Abnormal posturing, a characteristic positioning of the limbs caused by severe diffuse injury or high ICP, is an ominous sign.

Abnormal posturing occurs when damage to the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord) reduces or prevents opposition to muscle contraction in certain muscle groups.

Images will show degrees soft tissue injury, inflammation of the subchondral region and the bone marrow and any abnormal posturing of the pelvic joints.

Epidural bleeds can quickly expand and compress the brain stem, causing unconsciousness, abnormal posturing, and abnormal pupil responses to light.