Home > Brain Injury Glossary > Brain Injury Terms Starting with "D" > Decerebrate Posture / Decerebrate Rigidity
Decerebrate Posture / Decerebrate Rigidity Exaggerated posture of extension as a result of a lesion to the prepontine area of the brain stem, and is rarely seen fully developed in humans. In reporting, it is preferable to describe the posture seen.
Back © 2000-2005 Northeast Center for Special Care All Rights Reserved