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Kernig's sign
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 Kernig's sign, a diagnostic sign for meningitis, an inflammation of the brain or spinal cord. An attempt by the patient to extend the leg completely after the knee has been bent causes pain in back of the leg. The ideas, procedures and suggestions contained ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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