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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

movement disorder that induces spontaneous muscle contraction causing abnormal posture. The prevalence of myoclonus dystonia has not been reported, however...

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...

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

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

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

and the pelvis. Symptoms of scoliosis in mild cases usually exhibit abnormal posture, back pain, tingling or numbness in the legs and in worse cases can...

hemorrhage. Signs and symptoms include flaccid weakness, seizures, abnormal posturing, or irregular respiration. CADASIL is an inherited disorder caused...

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

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...

Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance, and posture. Most often, the problems...