A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a subdural hematoma.The GCS is used to assess his level of consciousness.In assessing the patient's best motor response, the movement that receives the lowest score is
A) decerebrate posturing.
B) localizing pain.
C) withdrawing from pain.
D) decorticate posturing.

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Extension, or decerebrate posturing, to noxious stimuli receives a score of 2 on the Glasgow Coma Scale.The only lower score is 1, which is a flaccid response.

A Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care Unit with a Subdural