KERNIG, Vladimir Mikhailovich (Woldemar)
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Ein Krankheitssymptom der acuten Meningitis.St. Petersb. med. Wschr., 7, 398, 1882.Kernig drew attention to a flexor contracture of the leg on attempting to extend it on the thigh (“Kernig’s sign”), almost always present in cerebrospinal meningitis and an important diagnostic sign. A fuller description is in Z. klin. Med., 1907, 64, 19-69. Subjects: INFECTIOUS DISEASE › Neuroinfectious Diseases › Meningitis, NEUROLOGY › Inflammatory Conditions › Cerebrospinal Meningitis, PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS |