What is meningeal irritation?


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Meningeal irritation signs include Bruschi sign, Kerniger sign, strong neck, meningeal irritation sign is mainly due to intracranial lesions, more common is encephalitis, meningitis, can also be bleeding involving the meningeal, showing meningeal irritation sign positive, meningeal tumors at this stage can cause patients to show meningeal irritation sign positive. Check meningeal irritation sign to do strong neck, lift the patient's head found that the chin is difficult to touch the chest, you can use the horizontal finger to indicate the patient's strong neck. Kenig sign is holding the patient's heel in one hand, slowly lifting the calf upward to passively extend the knee joint. If the angle between the thigh and the calf is less than 135 degrees, resistance is generated, indicating that the patient's Kenig syndrome is positive. Bruschizin sign positive is to let the patient lie on his back, straighten both lower limbs, and hold the patient's occipital part so that his head cannot move forward. If the patient shows involuntary flexion of bilateral hip and knee joints, it is Bruschizin syndrome positive.