Practicals · Neurology · General evaluation of the patient
Signs of meningeal irritation
- Type
- Clinical examination
- Also called
- neck rigidity, Kernig sign, Brudzinski sign
Videos and resources
- VideoKERNIG SIGN AND BRUDZINSKI'S SIGN OF MENINGITIS2:37
- VideoMacleod's examining for meningeal irritation1:08
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“signs of Meningeal irritation” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 13)