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KERNIG SIGN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kernig's sign
1, record 1, English, Kernig%27s%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Kernig sign 2, record 1, English, Kernig%20sign
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sign of meningeal irritation which can be elicited in three ways. 1) When the patient sits up in bed, flexion of the legs occurs. 2) With the patient lying supine, lifting of the legs causes involuntary flexion of the knees. 3) An attempt to extend the flexed knee of the supine patient after the thigh has been flexed on the pelvis causes pain and spasm of the hamstring muscles. 2, record 1, English, - Kernig%27s%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe de Kernig
1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20Kernig
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe témoignant d'une irritation méningée, mais pouvant survenir aussi lors d'une hernie discale ou de tumeurs de la queue de cheval. Il se recherche de diverses manières. 1) La mise en position assise provoque la flexion invincible des genoux. 2) Le malade étant couché, le soulèvement progressif des deux membres inférieurs maintenus en extension entraîne la flexion des genoux. 3) En position couchée, hanches et genoux fléchis à 90 degrés, l'extension des membres inférieurs dans l'axe des cuisses est impossible. Ces manœuvres entraînent des douleurs dans la région lombaire ou dans les muscles de la loge postérieure de la cuisse. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20de%20Kernig
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- signo de Kernig
1, record 1, Spanish, signo%20de%20Kernig
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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