neck sign

Brudziński's neck sign: With the patient lying on his back and the neck is bent forward, reflective flexion of the knees take place.

The Brudziński neck sign or Brudziński's symptom is a clinical sign in which forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips.

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In the Brudzinski's neck sign, this movement with neck flexion is cancelled out by the flexion of the hip; much like two persons pulling on either side of a single rope.

The most commonly used sign (Brudzinski's neck sign) is the appearance of involuntary lifting of the legs when lifting a patient's head off the examining couch, with the patient lying supine.