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Kernig's sign is one of the physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis. Severe stiffness of the hamstrings causes an inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees. | Kernig's sign is one of the physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis. Severe stiffness of the hamstrings causes an inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees.<ref name="KA">Brunner &amp; Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing, Volume 1. edited by Suzanne C. O'Connell Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare, Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever. Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins, 2010</ref> | ||
== Purpose == | == Purpose == | ||
An indicator of meningitis.<br> | An indicator of meningitis.<ref name="KB">Introduction to Emergency Medicine edited by Elizabeth Mitchell, Ron Medzon. Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins, 2005</ref><br> | ||
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== Evidence == | == Evidence == | ||
Karen E. Thomas, Rodrigo Hasbun, James Jekel, Vincent J. Quagliarello. [http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/35/1/46.full The Diagnostic Accuracy of Kernig's Sign, Brudzinski's Sign, and Nuchal Rigidity in Adults with Suspected Meningitis.] Clin Infect Dis. (2002) 35 (1): 46-52. | |||
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Manmohan Mehndiratta, Rajeev Nayak, Hitesh Garg, Munish Kumar, and Sanjay Pandey. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548367/ Appraisal of Kernig's and Brudzinski's sign in meningitis]. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2012 Oct-Dec; 15(4): 287–288. | Manmohan Mehndiratta, Rajeev Nayak, Hitesh Garg, Munish Kumar, and Sanjay Pandey. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548367/ Appraisal of Kernig's and Brudzinski's sign in meningitis]. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2012 Oct-Dec; 15(4): 287–288. | ||
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Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788317/ Improved sensitivity of Kernig's and Brudzinski's sign in diagnosing meningitis in children]. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Jul-Sep; 16(3): 460–461.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span> | Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788317/ Improved sensitivity of Kernig's and Brudzinski's sign in diagnosing meningitis in children]. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Jul-Sep; 16(3): 460–461.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span> | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Kernig's sign is one of the physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis. Severe stiffness of the hamstrings causes an inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees.[1]
Purpose[edit | edit source]
An indicator of meningitis.[2]
Technique[edit | edit source]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
Karen E. Thomas, Rodrigo Hasbun, James Jekel, Vincent J. Quagliarello. The Diagnostic Accuracy of Kernig's Sign, Brudzinski's Sign, and Nuchal Rigidity in Adults with Suspected Meningitis. Clin Infect Dis. (2002) 35 (1): 46-52.
Manmohan Mehndiratta, Rajeev Nayak, Hitesh Garg, Munish Kumar, and Sanjay Pandey. Appraisal of Kernig's and Brudzinski's sign in meningitis. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2012 Oct-Dec; 15(4): 287–288.
Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu. Improved sensitivity of Kernig's and Brudzinski's sign in diagnosing meningitis in children. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Jul-Sep; 16(3): 460–461.
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References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing, Volume 1. edited by Suzanne C. O'Connell Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare, Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010
- ↑ Introduction to Emergency Medicine edited by Elizabeth Mitchell, Ron Medzon. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
