A 51-Year-Old Male Is Admitted to the Neurological Critical Care

Multiple Choice

A 51-year-old male is admitted to the neurological critical care unit with a severe closed head injury.All four extremities are in rigid extension,his forearm is hyperpronated,and his legs are in plantar extension.How should the nurse chart this condition?

A) Decorticate posturing
B) Decerebrate posturing
C) Caloric posturing
D) Excitation posturing