Medical Hypotheses
Volume 74, Issue 6 , Page 1084, June 2010

The most sensitive sign of meningeal irritation: Heel-drop jarring test for meningitis

Department of Neurology, DaeJeon HanKook Hospital, 496-15 SungNam 2 Dong, DaeJeon, ChungCheongNam-Do 300-709, South Korea Tel.: +82 42 606 1130; fax: +82 42 606 1900

Department of Pediatrics, DaeJeon HanKook Hospital, 496-15 SungNam 2 Dong, DaeJeon, ChungCheongNam-Do 300-709, South Korea

Received 15 December 2009; accepted 17 January 2010. published online 25 February 2010.

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PII: S0306-9877(10)00016-2

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2010.01.012

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 74, Issue 6 , Page 1084, June 2010

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