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Leichtensterns sign

Leichtensterns sign

(Science: clinical sign) tapping gently one of the bones of the extremities causes the patient to draw back violently, sometimes with a loud cry; noted in cases of cerebrospinal meningitis.

Synonym: leichtensterns phenomenon.


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