Jolt Accentuation of Headache: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Bacterial Meningitis:
Ask the patient to turn his or her head horizontally at a frequency of 2 to 3 rotations per second. Worsening of a baseline headache represents a positive sign.
Ask the patient to turn his or her head horizontally at a frequency of 2 to 3 rotations per second. Worsening of a baseline headache represents a positive sign.
Associated Diagnoses:
97% sensitive, 60% specific