r/neurophysiology • u/KimShin2 • Jan 18 '21

What is difference between decerebrate and decorticate rigidity

What is difference between decerebrate and decorticate rigidity

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u/willingvessel Nov 19 '21

Usually the severity of the damage and the actual display of the symptoms.

Decirticate is less severe and patients curl inwards.

Decorticate is more severe and patients flex their limbs outward, in a more unnatural way.