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kernig's sign |
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Kernig's sign
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Kernig's sign - symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstringssymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
Kernig's sign
Kernig's sign[′kər·nigz ‚sin] (medicine) In meningeal irritation, with the patient lying face up and the thigh flexed at the hip, the pain and spasm of the hamstring muscles when an attempt is made to completely extend the leg at the knee. Kernig's sign
Kernig's sign [ker´nigz] in the supine position the patient can easily and completely extend the leg; in the sitting posture or when lying with the thigh flexed upon the abdomen the leg cannot be completely extended; it is a sign of meningitis. Kernig's sign, which indicates meningitis. Flexion of the hip and knee causes pain. From Ignatavicius and Workman, 2002.Kernig's sign An indication of irritation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord (the meninges) as in meningitis. Attempts to bend the hip with the knee straight (straight leg raising) cause pain and are strongly opposed by irritative spasm in the hamstring muscles that extend the hip and bend the knee. (Vladimir Michailovich Kernig, 1840–1917, Russian physician).LegalSeeSignKernig's sign
Related to Kernig's sign: Brudzinski's sign, Murphy's signWords related to Kernig's signnoun symptom of meningitisRelated Words |
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