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Brudziński's neck sign
Also known as:
Brudzinski's symptom
Associated persons:
Jósef Brudziński
Description:
With the patient lying on the back: if the neck is forcibly bended forward, there occurs a reflexive flexion of the knees. Positive in meningitis, subarachnoidal haemorrhages, and possibly in encephalitis.
Bibliography:
- J. Brudziński:
Un signe nouveau sur les membres inférieurs dans les méningites chez les enfants (signe de la nuque).
Archives de médecine des enfants, Paris 1909, 12: 745-752.
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