A patient with a serious head injury has been admitted.The nurse knows that certain neurologic findings can indicate the prognosis for the patient.Which finding denotes the most serious prognosis?

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Outcome studies indicate that abnormal flexion or decorticate posturing has a less serious prognosis than does extension,or decerebrate posturing.Onset of posturing or a change from abnormal flexion to abnormal extension requires immediate physician notification.The Babinski reflex is a pathologic finding; absence of this reflex is a normal neurologic finding in adults.The range of scores for the Glasgow Coma Scale is 3 to 15.A score of 14 denotes a minimal deficit.

A Patient with a Serious Head Injury Has Been Admitted