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

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... an involuntary reflex ... 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 ... in Meningitis ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

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

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... flexion of the neck ... elicits a reflex ... #Brudzinskis # ... #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 ... following passive neck ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... #physicalexam
Bilateral Patellar Clonus on Physical Exam
 
Clonus Associated w/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis. 

#Knee #Patellar #Clonus #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Bilateral Patellar Clonus ... Physical Exam Clonus ... #Knee #Patellar ... #Clonus #PhysicalExam ... Neurology #NEJM #reflex
Sustained Clonus in Serotonin Syndrome

- Dr. David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink

#Clonus #serotonin #syndrome #PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video #Knee #Reflexes
Sustained Clonus ... DavidJuurlink #Clonus ... serotonin #syndrome #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Knee ... #Reflexes
Patellar Clonus

via @neurologiabr

#Patellar #Clonus #Reflex #Knee #clinical #video #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Patellar Clonus ... #Patellar #Clonus ... #Reflex #Knee # ... video #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... flex • Sens: ... BostonChiefs #Meningitis ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
damage to the pyramidal ... bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel ... Wrist clonus is ... Patellar clonus