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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... flexion of the knees and ... cord movement and ... an involuntary reflex ... #PhysicalExam #
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... patient's knees and ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... Meningitis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... patient's knees and ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... Meningitis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... flexion of the knees and ... following passive neck ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... #clinical #video
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
stiffness, and ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... Sign • Passively ... flex neck and legs ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
to flex their weak ... normal people and ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry