A Patient with a Severe Head Injury Begins to Assume

Multiple Choice

A patient with a severe head injury begins to assume a posture of flexed upper extremities, with plantarflexed lower extremities.What do these assessments indicate?

A) Increasing intracranial pressure (ICP) with decorticate posturing
B) Decreasing ICP with decerebrate posturing
C) Decreasing ICP with decorticate posturing
D) Increasing ICP with decerebrate posturing