Decorticate posturing is a specific body position that signals brain damage. Someone with decorticate posturing can’t control it. Decorticate posturing needs immediate medical attention. Decorticate ...

Opisthotonos is the term that describes an abnormal posture that happens when the muscles in your neck, back, and legs spasm and contract. These contractions cause your body to bend backward into a ...

The fencing response and seizures are two rare yet serious effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). They can occur separately or together. The fencing response is an involuntary postural response that ...