TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 12. Neck Pain A1 - Fasiuddin, Orooj A1 - Vellody, Kishore A1 - Zitelli, Basil J. A2 - Shah, Samir S. PY - 2009 T2 - Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease AB - Neck stiffness is defined as limited cervical range of motion caused by muscle spasm. This limitation can occur with flexion, extension, rotation, or lateral bending and may or may not be associated with pain. Nuchal rigidity, on the other hand, is pain with limitation through all ranges and is typically caused by significant meningeal irritation in the same manner peritonitis causes abdominal rigidity. Meningismus describes signs of meningeal irritation, typically pain with limited cervical flexion, in the absence of true meningitis.1 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6902443 ER -