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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 / .
echocardiography finding of akinesia of the mid-free wall of the right ventricle but normal motion of the apex McMurray test: Thomas Porter McMurray: orthopaedics: meniscal tear: McMurray's sign at Whonamedit? knee extended, valgus stress applied, leg rotated produces palpable or audible click Means–Lerman scratch: J. Lerman, J.H. Means ...
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In a person with a positive Kernig's sign, pain limits passive extension of the knee. 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.
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]
He studied medicine in Tartu and Moscow, and in 1897 moved to Kraków, where he trained in pediatrics.Later, he worked in Graz under Theodor Escherich (1867–1911), and in Paris with Doctors Jacques-Joseph Grancher (1843–1907), Antoine Marfan (1858–1942) and Victor Henri Hutinel (1849–1933).
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Bob Brudzinski (born 1955), American football linebacker Grzegorz Brudziński [ pl ] (born 1959), Polish referee Joachim Brudziński (born 1968), Polish Minister of the Interior, Deputy Marshal of the Sejm