AIM: To determine the pathomorphological and clinical background to decerebrate posturing in @entity1 following serious @entity131 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty @entity1 who had been unconscious for more than 24  h underwent diagnostic MRI within 8 days after @entity130 . The presence of @entity2003 as the clinical parameter was correlated to MRI findings, such as @entity131 in defined brain areas. Significance was presumed as p  <  0.05. RESULTS: On the day of MRI 43 (36%) @entity1 exhibited decerebrate posturing: 19 (23%) cases were unilateral and 24 (77%) bilateral. There was a significant correlation between @entity75 and the presence of @entity2003 . If a @entity75 was found in the absence of pontine lesions, @entity2003 could be concluded (p  <  0.05). There was no significant correlation to the @entity2003 in the case of @entity75 accompanied by pontine lesions, and no correlation to the @entity2003 could be detected for other regions of the brain. Both the occurrence of decerebrate posturing and the detection of brainstem lesions at MRI correlated with the Glasgow Outcome Scale. The combination of both parameters improved the probability of predicting the outcome. CONCLUSION: The rate of decerebrate posturing increases significantly in the presence of @entity75 . The presence of pontine lesions appears to be of secondary importance. The chances of predicting the Glasgow Outcome Scale are improved by the combination of clinical information (decerebrate posturing) and radiological parameters (type of @entity75 ).

Decerebrate posturing following XXXX : MRI findings and their diagnostic value.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['humans', 'patients'] @entity131 :: ('MESH:D001930', 'Disease') :: ['traumatic brain injury', 'traumatic lesions'] @entity2003 :: ('MESH:D009127', 'Disease') :: ['decerebrate rigidity', 'rigidity'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['brainstem lesion', 'midbrain lesion', 'midbrain lesions'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity131 :: (MESH:D001930,Disease) :: ['traumatic brain injury']
