types of posturing. Three types of abnormal posturing are decorticate posturing, with the arms flexed over the chest; decerebrate posturing, with the...

Look up posture or posturing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Posture or posturing may refer to: List of human positions Abnormal posturing, in neurotrauma...

speech, or by involuntary movement, such as seizures. A similar tonic posturing may be seen in Sandifer syndrome.[citation needed] Opisthotonus can sometimes...

muscle contractions that can be painless or painful and resulting in abnormal posturing, twisting motions, and even tremors. Focal dystonia typically presents...

on a part of the brain. Brain herniation frequently presents with abnormal posturing, a characteristic positioning of the limbs indicative of severe brain...

and have been viewed by some as miraculous events. Lazarus syndrome Abnormal posturing "Brain death and brainstem failure". The Egyptian Society of Medical...

decreasing level of consciousness, loss of the pupillary light reflex, and abnormal posturing. The inflammation of the brain tissue may also obstruct the normal...

and Osler's node laceration rash (R21) urticaria (L50) Neurological abnormal posturing acalculia agnosia alexia amnesia anomia anosognosia aphasia and apraxia...

kind of dystonia involved. In most cases, dystonia tends to lead to abnormal posturing, in particular on movement. Many individuals with the condition have...

invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include abnormal behavior, trouble walking, and weight loss. Later in the course of the...

can quickly compress the brainstem, causing unconsciousness, abnormal posturing, and abnormal pupil responses to light. Diagnosis is typically by CT scan...

voice, moving their eyes, or moving part of their body (including abnormal posturing). Unresponsive: Sometimes seen noted as 'unconscious', this outcome...

placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Abnormal posturing Anatomical terms of location Alexander Technique Contortionism Ergonomics...

clear appearance of symptoms such as rigidity, writhing motions, or abnormal posturing appear as the disorder progresses. These are signs that the system...

motion, slow their voluntary movements, and may cause them to have abnormal posture, particularly lumbar hyperlordosis (a distinctive curve in the lower...

muscle weakness, rigidity, spasticity, and increased muscle tone with abnormal posturing of an arm or leg. Girls who were previously able to walk may stop...

an idiopathic movement disorder of adult onset, characterized by abnormal posturing and movement of the hand and/or forearm during tasks requiring skilled...

and appropriate muscle/strength training with emphasis on correcting abnormal posture, assisting the paravertebral (paraspinous) muscles in stabilizing the...

of the brain stem that can cause serious dysfunction evidenced by abnormal posturing and failure of the pupils to constrict in response to light. Midline...

scale of I to V along a scale of confusion, stupor, deep stupor, abnormal posturing, and coma. Although the neural science behind alertness, wakefulness...

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing...

the term for catatonic rigidity of the limbs which often results in abnormal posturing for long intervals. Cataplexy refers to a sudden loss of muscle tone...

Effects on postural sway: Parkinson's disease have abnormal postural sway in stance and treatment with levodopa increases postural sway abnormalities. During...

in the lumbar region. In posture analysis, the spine is compared to a plumb line to detect the aforementioned abnormalities. From the anterior/posterior...

difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). Basal ganglia dysfunction causes abnormal posturing of the limbs, trunk, and face (dystonia). Upper brainstem disease...

from nerve to parietal cortex. Analogous to Romberg's sign, the abnormal posturing is most pronounced when the eyes are closed as visual inputs are unavailable...

dystonia (sustained muscle contractions that cause twisting movements or abnormal postures). Another group of PME disorders in the class of system degenerations...

refers to an increase in muscular activity that can result in excessive abnormal movements, excessive normal movements, or a combination of both. Hyperkinesia...

Anisocoria, unequal pupil size, is another sign of serious TBI. Abnormal posturing, a characteristic positioning of the limbs caused by severe diffuse...

epilepticus, coma, confusion, agitation, tremors, dizziness, dystonias, abnormal posturing, and hallucinations, as well as respiratory depression, tachycardia...