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decorticate state (medicine)


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decorticate rigidity


A unilateral or bilateral postural change, consisting of the upper extremities flexed and adducted and the lower extremities in rigid extension; due to structural lesions of the thalamus, internal capsule, or cerebral white matter.

Synonym: decorticate state.