Painful Neck Stiffness (Meningismus): Diagnostic Tests

Obligatory medical device diagnostics.

  • Computed tomography of the skull (cranial CT, cranial CT or cCT) and cervical spine (C-spine) [mandatory on admission day].

Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and mandatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of the skull (cranial MRI, cranial MRI or cMRI) and cervical spine.