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  2. Abnormal posturing - Wikipedia

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    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. [1]

  3. Lazarus sign - Wikipedia

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    Brain death - Lazarus sign. The Lazarus sign or Lazarus reflex is a reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, [1] which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests (in a position similar to some Egyptian mummies).

  4. Opisthotonic death pose - Wikipedia

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    The cause of this posture—often called a "death pose"—has been a matter of scientific debate. Traditional explanations ranged from strong ligaments in the animal's neck desiccating and contracting to draw the body into the pose, [ 1 ] to water currents arranging the remains in the position.

  5. Oklahoma student describes school fight the day before their ...

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    The video offers a glimpse into the moments before Nex’s death on Feb. 8, which has prompted vigils across the country, thousands of social media posts and demands for justice from LGBTQ people ...

  6. Opisthotonus - Wikipedia

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    Abnormal posturing Opisthotonus or opisthotonos (from Ancient Greek : ὄπισθεν , romanized : opisthen , lit. 'behind' and τόνος , tonos , 'tension') is a state of severe hyperextension and spasticity in which an individual's head, neck and spinal column enter into a complete "bridging" or "arching" position.

  7. Cadaveric spasm - Wikipedia

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    Cadaveric spasm is seen in cases of drowning victims when grass, weeds, roots or other materials are clutched, and provides evidence of life at the time of entry into the water. Cadaveric spasm often crystallizes the last activity one did before death and is therefore significant in forensic investigations, e.g. holding onto a knife tightly. [4]

  8. Dying neurosurgeon pens heartbreaking memoir before his death

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    Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36 just before completing a decade of training as a neurosurgeon. In his heartbreaking and posthumous memoir, "When Breath ...

  9. Opinion - RFK Jr. would put our kids’ safety at risk - AOL

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    Before the polio vaccine became available in 1955, the disease killed thousands of American children every year. In 1955 alone, almost 14,000 American children were paralyzed by the disease.