Brudzinski's sign

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• Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …   Medical dictionary

• Brudzinski sign — Brud·zin·ski sign brü jin skē , brüd zin or Brud·zin·ski s sign skē(z) n any of several symptoms of meningeal irritation occurring esp. in meningitis: as a) flexion of the lower limbs induced by passive flexion of the head on the chest b) flexion …   Medical dictionary

• Brudzinski sign (reflex) — Bru·dzin·ski sign (reflex) (broo jinґske) [Jуzef Brudzinski, Polish physician, 1874–1917] see under sign …   Medical dictionary

• Brudzinski sign — a sign present when there is irritation of the meninges (the membranes covering the brain); it is present in meningitis. As the neck is pulled forward, the hips and knees bend involuntarily. [von Brudzinski (1874–1917), Polish physician] …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Brudzinski — Josef von, Polish physician, 1874–1917. See B. sign …   Medical dictionary

• Brudzinski reflex — see under sign …   Medical dictionary

• Józef Brudziński — Józef Polikarp Brudziński (1874 December 18, 1917) was a Polish pediatrician who was born in the village of Bolewo, near Płock.He studied medicine in Tartu and Moscow, and in 1897 moved to Krakow, where he trained in pediatrics. Later he worked… …   Wikipedia

• contralateral sign — Brudzinski s. (def. 2) …   Medical dictionary

• neck sign — Brudzinski s. (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

• Meningism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 R29.1 ICD 9 781.6 …   Wikipedia

• Meningitis — Classification and external resources Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater. ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia