Open AccessTripod sign
Author(s) -
JC Suvarna,
Vaibhav Keskar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine (bombay. print)
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.57408
Subject(s) - medicine , tripod (photography) , sign (mathematics) , optics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , physics
"Tripod Sign" or "Amoss's Sign" is a sign of meningeal irritation. Although useful in diagnosing meningitis, it is not pathognomic and may be seen in a variety of clinical conditions. Infants < 1 year of age and immunocompromised individuals may not demonstrate signs of meningeal irritation. Since elicitation of the sign requires voluntary sitting up, it is of limited use in patients with marked altered sensorium and young infants.