[Cervico-mimetic meningeal symptom in acute diffuse lesions of the cerebral meninges].
The response of a patient in the form of a painful grimace at the examination of occipital rigidity is considered as an objective positive cervical-mimic symptom. Its informative value increases when diffuse muscular hypertonus and restlessness compound the study and interpretation of the major classic meningeal symptoms. In seven patients, a positive symptom made it possible to connect their state with acute diffuse meningeal pathology prior to a cerebrospinal fluid examination; a negative symptom allowed the exclusion of meningeal pathology in 13 patients which was confirmed by CSF examination. The author failed to find any reported data on this symptom.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000209:etiology*; D009132:Muscles; D009334:Neck Muscles; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications
O sheĭno-mimicheskom obolochechnom simptome pri ostrykh diffuznykh porazheniiakh mozgovykh obolochek.