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In neurological [[physical examination]], '''decorticate rigidity''' is "characterized by flexion of the elbows and wrists with extension of the legs and feet. The causative lesion for this condition is located above the [[red nucleus|red nuclei]] and usually consists of diffuse cerebral damage."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref name="isbn0-07-067439-6-p358">{{cite book |author=Ropper, Allan H.; Adams, Raymond Delacy; Victor, Maurice |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Principles of Neurology |edition=6th |language=English |publisher=McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division |location=New York |year=1997 |origyear= |pages=358 |quote= |isbn=0-07-067439-6 |oclc= |doi= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> | In neurological [[physical examination]], '''decorticate rigidity''' is "characterized by flexion of the elbows and wrists with extension of the legs and feet. The causative lesion for this condition is located above the [[red nucleus|red nuclei]] and usually consists of diffuse cerebral damage."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref name="isbn0-07-067439-6-p358">{{cite book |author=Ropper, Allan H.; Adams, Raymond Delacy; Victor, Maurice |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Principles of Neurology |edition=6th |language=English |publisher=McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division |location=New York |year=1997 |origyear= |pages=358 |quote= |isbn=0-07-067439-6 |oclc= |doi= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
[[Image:Grays-image710.gif|right|thumb|350px|{{Credit|Grays-image710.gif}}Section through the midbrain showing the red nucleus (#7).]] | |||
Decorticate rigidity reduced the motor score of the [[Glasgow Coma Scale]] to 3 points. | Decorticate rigidity reduced the motor score of the [[Glasgow Coma Scale]] to 3 points. | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 7 November 2008
In neurological physical examination, decorticate rigidity is "characterized by flexion of the elbows and wrists with extension of the legs and feet. The causative lesion for this condition is located above the red nuclei and usually consists of diffuse cerebral damage."[1][2]
Decorticate rigidity reduced the motor score of the Glasgow Coma Scale to 3 points.
Decerebrate rigidity is similar except the upper extremities are extended, the lesion is below the red nucleus, and the motor score of the Glasgow Coma Scale to 2 points.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Decorticate rigidity (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Ropper, Allan H.; Adams, Raymond Delacy; Victor, Maurice (1997). Principles of Neurology (in English), 6th. New York: McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 358. ISBN 0-07-067439-6.