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The nurse notes documentation that a child is exhibiting an inability to flex the leg when the thigh is flexed anteriorly at the hip. Which condition does the nurse suspect?

ExplanationMeningitis is an infectious process of the central nervous system caused by bacteria and viruses. The inability to extend the leg when the thigh is flexed anteriorly at the hip is a positive Kernig’s sign, noted in meningitis. Kernig’s sign is not seen specifically with spinal cord injury, intracranial bleeding, or decreased cerebral blood flow.