PP-034 Jolt accentuation of headache in diagnosis of acute meningitis
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jolt accentuation of headache in diagnosis of acute meningitis
background optimal use of the clinical examination aids physicians in identifying patients at risk for meningitis. the low specificity of the meningeal signs may be due to the presence of cervical arthritis and spondylosis. one of the most sensitive maneuvers in the diagnosis of meningitis is jolt accentuation of headache. patients and methods a descriptive research was performed on suspected a...
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OBJECTIVES Meningitis is an important disease among the patients being visited in Emergency Departments (EDs). There are many signs to diagnose it with different sensitivity and specificity reported in previously done studies. Current study tries to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of "Jolt accentuation" in the diagnosis (Dx.) of meningitis in patients with fever and headache. MATERIALS AND METHO...
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Introduction The diagnostic value of clinical signs in early diagnosis of meningitis has been evaluated but the existing results are contradicting. The present study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of Kernig, Brudzinski, neck stiffness, and Jolt Accentuation of Headache (JAH) signs in this regard. Methods In this diagnostic accuracy study, patients with suspected meningitis who were referred t...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/s1201-9712(10)60102-6