What type of posturing exists when a person with a severe closed head injury has all four extremities in rigid extension with the forearms in hyperpronation and the legs in plantar extension?
A)Decorticate
B)Decerebrate
C)Spastic
D)Cerebellar

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Decerebrate posturing includes maintaining the position of all four extremities in rigid extension. Decorticate posturing includes bilateral flexion of elbows and wrists with shoulder adduction in upper extremities. Upper motor neuron paresis/paralysis is also known as spastic paresis/paralysis. Cerebellar damage can lead to hypotonia.

What Type of Posturing Exists When a Person with a Severe