Brudziński's sign

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Brudziński's sign is a clinical sign seen in patients with meningitis and meningism. It is considered one of the most important physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis.

Mechanism[edit]

Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed.

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