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3 Ιαν 2024 · Kernig's sign is a test for meningitis that involves extending the legs while lying on the back. Learn how to perform it, what it indicates, and why it happens with meningeal inflammation.
Kernig's sign is a test for meningitis or subarachnoid haemorrhage. It involves flexing the thighs and knees, and assessing knee extension resistance.
27 Δεκ 2022 · Kernig sign is a bedside physical exam maneuver used since its description in the 19th century to help diagnose meningitis. A positive test is the elicitation of pain or resistance with passive extension of the patient’s knees past 135 degrees in the setting of meningeal irritation.
Kernig's sign is a physical test to diagnose meningitis, a severe inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. It involves extending the knee when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees, and indicates stiffness of the hamstrings.
Kernig's sign is an inability to extend the knees past a right angle without pain, which may occur in some people with meningitis. Learn how to check for this sign, as well as other signs and symptoms of meningitis, such as fever, stiff neck, and rash.
20 Δεκ 2022 · Kernig’s sign is a physical symptom that shows resistance or pain in the hamstring muscles when the legs are extended. It is one of the signs used by healthcare providers to diagnose meningitis, along with Brudzinski’s sign.
27 Δεκ 2022 · Kernig sign is 1 of the eponymous clinical signs of meningitis. This test is typically performed in patients while supine and is described as resistance (or pain) with passive extension of the knees.
