A Patient Is Admitted to the Neurological Critical Care Unit

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the neurological critical care unit with a severe closed head injury.All four extremities are in rigid extension, the forearms are hyperpronated, and the legs are in plantar extension.How should the nurse chart this condition?

A) Decorticate posturing
B) Decerebrate posturing
C) Dystonic posturing
D) Basal ganglion posturing