Abnormal posturing
Definition
Abnormal posturing is different from what is commonly called "bad posture" or "slouching.
Abnormal posturing is an involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe brain injury. It occurs when one set of muscles becomes incapacitated while the opposing set is not, and an external stimulus...
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Abnormal posturing
Alternate Names : Pathologic posturing, Evaluating a person in a coma
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Review Date: 03/26/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B.
Abnormal posturing present with little or only mild stimulation is a sign of serious central nervous system damage.
Abnormal posturing usually accompanies reduced consciousness. Anyone exhibiting an abnormal posture should be examined promptly by a health care provider.
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Motor seizures may manifest as tonic or clonic movements involving the face, one limb or one side of the body. A variety of more complex patterns of movement, including abnormal posturing of extremities, may also occur.
findings may include tremor; involuntary, rapid, jerky movements combined with relatively slow, writhing movements (choreoathetosis); impaired muscle tone and sustained muscle contractions, producing repetitive movements and abnormal posturing; ...
Breathing patterns, pupil size (e.g., pinpoint in heroin-induced coma), neurological findings (e.g., if one side of the body is paralyzed, there is a structural brain lesion), abnormal posturing of limbs, ...
 See also: Symptom, Injury, Emergency, Head Injury, Coma
  
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