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A. Hydrocephalus
B. Brain abscesses
C. Raised intracranial tension
D. Meningitis
D. Meningitis do not show
Macewen sign seen in –
A. Hydrocephalus
B. Brain abscesses
C. Raised intracranial tension
Tapping (percussion) the skull near the junction of the frontal, temporal, and parietal bones will produce cracked pot sound.
Positive test is indication of separated sutures.
This is due to raised intracranial tension
A. B12 Deficiency related neurological sign
B. Associated Head injury
C. Alcoholic coma
D. Hepatic Encephalopathy
ANSWER – C. Alcoholic coma
A. Meningitis
B. Hydrocephalus
C. Cerebral Palsy
D. Cerebellar infarct
ANSWER – B. Hydrocephalus
cracked pot sign-
sign to detect hydrocephalus and brain abscess.
Percussion on the skull at a particular spot (near the junction of the frontal, temporal and parietal bones) produces resonant sound as produced by ‘cracked pot’ in the presence of hydrocephalus or a brain abscess called as cracked pot sign.
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