A patient with a severe head injury begins to assume a posture of flexed upper extremities, with plantarflexed lower extremities.What do these assessments indicate?

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The flexed upper extremities and plantarflexed lower extremities indicate decorticate posturing, which is a sign of increasing intracranial pressure. This posture results from damage to the corticospinal tract, leading to abnormal flexor muscle tone in the upper extremities and abnormal extensor muscle tone in the lower extremities.

A Patient with a Severe Head Injury Begins to Assume