Meningitis Signs

Kernig

  • Patient is lying down
  • Flex the hip and knee
  • Knee cannot be extended
  • Due to stiff hamstrings

Brudzinski

  • Patient is lying down
  • Flex their neck
  • Their body is unaffected but their hips and knees flex

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