Decorticate rigidity is characterized by hyperflexion and adduction of the arms and
a. flexion of the legs and plantar flexion of the feet.
b. hyperextension, internal rotation, and plantar flexion of the legs.
c. extension and external rotation of the legs.
d. hyperflexion and adduction of the legs.
B
Decorticate rigidity (decortication) is characterized by hyperflexion of the arms (flexion of the arms, wrists, and fingers, and adduction of the arms), hyperextension and internal rotation of the legs, and plantar flexion.
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