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Decorticate

Learn about the definition for this nursing term.

Abnormal flexion posturing. Flexed arms are bent in toward the body with clenched fists. Wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest. Legs are extended. It indicates damage or a lesion above the upper brainstem.

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