 Decerebrate State
"Decerebrate State" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition characterized by abnormal posturing of the limbs that is associated with injury to the brainstem. This may occur as a clinical manifestation or induced experimentally in animals. The extensor reflexes are exaggerated leading to rigid extension of the limbs accompanied by hyperreflexia and opisthotonus. This condition is usually caused by lesions which occur in the region of the brainstem that lies between the red nuclei and the vestibular nuclei. In contrast, decorticate rigidity is characterized by flexion of the elbows and wrists with extension of the legs and feet. The causative lesion for this condition is located above the red nuclei and usually consists of diffuse cerebral damage. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p358)
| Descriptor ID |
D003655
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.305 C23.888.592.298
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| Concept/Terms |
Decerebrate State- Decerebrate State
- Decerebrate States
- State, Decerebrate
- States, Decerebrate
- Rigidity, Decerebrate
- Decerebrate Rigidity
Decorticate Rigidity- Decorticate Rigidity
- Rigidity, Decorticate
- Decorticate Rigidities
- Rigidities, Decorticate
Decerebrate Posturing- Decerebrate Posturing
- Decerebrate Posturings
- Posturing, Decerebrate
- Posturings, Decerebrate
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decerebrate State" by people in Profiles.
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Greene NT, Davis KA. Discharge patterns in the lateral superior olive of decerebrate cats. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Oct; 108(7):1942-53.
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Honeycutt CF, Gottschall JS, Nichols TR. Electromyographic responses from the hindlimb muscles of the decerebrate cat to horizontal support surface perturbations. J Neurophysiol. 2009 Jun; 101(6):2751-61.
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Gottschall JS, Nichols TR. Head pitch affects muscle activity in the decerebrate cat hindlimb during walking. Exp Brain Res. 2007 Sep; 182(1):131-5.
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Yates BJ, Jian BJ, Cotter LA, Cass SP. Responses of vestibular nucleus neurons to tilt following chronic bilateral removal of vestibular inputs. Exp Brain Res. 2000 Jan; 130(2):151-8.
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Allen DL, Monke SR, Talmadge RJ, Roy RR, Edgerton VR. Plasticity of myonuclear number in hypertrophied and atrophied mammalian skeletal muscle fibers. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1995 May; 78(5):1969-76.
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Watkins LR, Wiertelak EP, Goehler LE, Mooney-Heiberger K, Martinez J, Furness L, Smith KP, Maier SF. Neurocircuitry of illness-induced hyperalgesia. Brain Res. 1994 Mar 14; 639(2):283-99.
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Watkins LR, Drugan R, Hyson RL, Moye TB, Ryan SM, Mayer DJ, Maier SF. Opiate and non-opiate analgesia induced by inescapable tail-shock: effects of dorsolateral funiculus lesions and decerebration. Brain Res. 1984 Jan 23; 291(2):325-36.
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Ellis KO, Carpenter JF. Mechanism of control of skeletal-muscle contraction by dantrolene sodium. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1974 Aug; 55(8):362-9.
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