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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | |||
*[[Apneustic respirations]] | |||
*[[Brain abscesses]] | |||
*[[Brain herniation]] | |||
*[[Cerebral hemorrhage]] | |||
*[[Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis]] | |||
*[[Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease]] | |||
*[[Decerebrate posture]] | |||
*[[Decerebrate rigidity]] | |||
*[[Decerebration]] | |||
*[[Diastasis symphysis pubis]] | |||
*[[Dystonia]] | |||
*[[Epidural hematoma]] | |||
*[[Focal dystonia]] | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] | |||
*[[Malaria]] | |||
*[[Opisthotonus]] | |||
*[[Pseudoathetosis]] | |||
*[[Reye's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Satoyoshi syndrome]] | |||
*[[Traumatic brain injury]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Decerebrate and decorticate posturing can indicate that brain herniation is occurring[1] or is about to occur. Brain herniation is an extremely dangerous condition in which parts of the brain are pushed past hard structures within the skull. In herniation syndrome, which is indicative of brain herniation, decorticate posturing occurs, and, if the condition is left untreated, develops into decerebrate posturing.[1]
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