Accuracy of physical signs for detecting meningitis: A hospital-based diagnostic accuracy study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 752-757

  Waghdhare, Swati ^a   Kalantri, Ashwini ^a   Joshi, Rajnish ^a   Kalantri, Shriprakash ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Likelihood ratios; Meningitis; Physical examination; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRUDZINSKI SIGN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAD JOLT SIGN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KERNIG SIGN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCHAL RIGIDITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957806842     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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