We've got 0 shorthands for excorticate »
Acronyms that contain the term excorticate
What does excorticate mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: excorticate.
We couldn't find any results for your search.
Couldn't find the right meaning of excorticate?
Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations:
EXCITE, EXCL, ExCo, ExCom, EXCON, EXCP, ExCPT, EXD, EXDIR, EXDIR/ICA
... or use our Power Search technology to look
for more unique definitions from across the web!
Search the web
What does excorticate mean?
- excorticate
- 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 such as pain causes the working set of muscles to contract. The posturing may also occur without a stimulus. Since posturing is an important indicator of the amount of damage that has occurred to the brain, it is used by medical professionals to measure the severity of a coma with the Glasgow Coma Scale (for adults) and the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (for infants). The presence of abnormal posturing indicates a severe medical emergency requiring immediate medical attention. Decerebrate and decorticate posturing are strongly associated with poor outcome in a variety of conditions. For example, near-drowning patients that display decerebrate or decorticate posturing have worse outcomes than those that do not. Changes in the condition of the patient may cause alternation between different types of posturing.
Know the definition for excorticate? Know the meaning of excorticate? Don't keep it to yourself!
Citation
Use the citation options below to add these abbreviations to your bibliography.
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"excorticate." Abbreviations.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.abbreviations.com/excorticate>.
Discuss these excorticate abbreviations with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In