Brudziński's sign

Brudziński's sign
Differential diagnosisMeningitis, Meningism

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 /bruːˈdʒɪnski/.

  1. ^ Ward MA, Greenwood TM, Kumar DR, Mazza JJ, Yale SH (March 2010). "Josef Brudzinski and Vladimir Mikhailovich Kernig: signs for diagnosing meningitis". Clinical Medicine & Research. 8 (1): 13–7. doi:10.3121/cmr.2010.862. PMC 2842389. PMID 20305144.
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