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Brudziński's sign or a Brudziński sign is any of three medical signs, all of which may occur in meningitis or meningism.All three are named after Józef Brudziński. [1] In English, the name is often written without the diacritic (like many borrowed words) (Brudzinski) and is pronounced / b r uː ˈ dʒ ɪ n s k i /.
Meningism is a set of symptoms similar to those of meningitis but not caused by meningitis. [1] [3] [4] Whereas meningitis is inflammation of the meninges (membranes that cover the central nervous system), meningism is caused by nonmeningitic irritation of the meninges, usually associated with acute febrile illness, [1] [2] especially in children and adolescents. [2]
Enlargement of the left supraclavicular lymph node (=Troisier's sign) Virchow's triad: Rudolf Virchow: hematology: etiology of thrombosis: Hypercoagulability, Hemodynamic changes (stasis, turbulence) and Endothelial injury/dysfunction Von Braun-Fernwald's sign: Karl von Braun-Fernwald: obstetrics: pregnancy
A positive Brudzinski's sign occurs when flexion of the neck causes involuntary flexion of the knee and hip. Although Kernig's sign and Brudzinski's sign are both commonly used to screen for meningitis, the sensitivity of these tests is limited. [17] [20] They do, however, have very good specificity for meningitis: the signs rarely occur in ...
Brudziński's neck sign: With the patient lying on his back and the neck is bent forward, reflective flexion of the knees take place. Brudziński's symphyseal sign: Pressure over symphysis pubis leads to knee, hip flexion and leg abduction. Brudziński's cheek phenomenon: Pressure beneath the zygomatic bone leads to flexion of the forearm.
Bob Brudzinski (born 1955), American football linebacker; Grzegorz Brudziński (born 1959), Polish referee; Joachim Brudziński (born 1968), Polish Minister of the Interior, Deputy Marshal of the Sejm; Józef Brudziński (1874–1917), Polish pediatrician; Magdalena Brudzińska, Sirrah (band) violinist
A pathognomonic sign is a particular sign whose presence means that a particular disease is present beyond any doubt. The absence of a pathognomonic sign does not rule out the disease. Labelling a sign or symptom "pathognomonic" represents a marked intensification of a "diagnostic" sign or symptom.
A New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak that began in September 2012 sickened 798 individuals and resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people. [2] [3] [4] In September 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with state and local health departments and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), began investigating a multistate outbreak of fungal ...