Brudziński neck sign
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The Brudziński neck sign or Brudziński's symptom is a clinical sign in which forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It is found in patients with meningitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage and possibly encephalitis.
The sign is named after Józef Brudziński.
Pathophysiology
The pain felt on Kernig's sign is due to meningeal irritation caused by movement of the spinal cords within the meninges. In the Brudzinski's neck sign, this movement with neck flexion is cancelled out by the flexion of the hip; much like two persons pulling on either side of a single rope.[1]
External links
Brudziński's neck sign at Who Named It?
References
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