During change-of-shift report,the nurse learns that a patient with a head injury has decorticate posturing to noxious stimulation. Which positioning shown in the accompanying figure will the nurse expect to observe?

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With decorticate posturing,the patient exhibits internal rotation and adduction of the arms with flexion of the elbows,wrists,and fingers. The other illustrations are of decerebrate,mixed decorticate and decerebrate posturing,and opisthotonic posturing.

During Change-Of-Shift Report,the Nurse Learns That a Patient with a Head