During an assessment of a 32-year-old patient with a recent head injury, the nurse notices that the patient responds to pain by extending, adducting, and internally rotating his arms. His palms pronate, and his lower extremities extend with plantar flexion. Which statement concerning these findings is most accurate? What do these findings indicate?

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These findings are all indicative of decerebrate rigidity, which is a very ominous condition and may indicate a brainstem injury.

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