Decorticate posturing — a sign of severe damage to the brain — is a specific type of involuntary abnormal posturing of a person. Decorticate posture is stiff with legs held out straight, fists ...

Decorticate posturing is a body position that signals brain damage. Learn more about what causes it, symptoms, and more.

the mechanisms determining posture and consciousness were profoundly affected whereas many other reflex pathways were spared. The reasons why decorticate or decerebrate postures develop in some ...

Neurologist and concussion expert Chris Nowinski said Tagovailoa showed signs of "decorticate posturing," a severe, "primitive" brain response that indicates damage to the cortex. During the ...