Kernig's sign

Kernig's sign
a symptom of meningitis in which the hamstring muscles in the legs are so stiff that the patient is unable to extend his legs at the knee when the thighs are held at a right angle to the body.
V. Kernig (1840-1917), Russian physician

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Kernig — Vladimir, Russian physician, 1840–1917. See K. sign …   Medical dictionary

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