Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following: 1  Fever above 101.5Â°F. 2  Diarrhea that lasts more than 3 days. 3  Nausea and vomiting that wonât go away.  Pain in your abdomen that gets worse or isnât relieved by pain 1  medication. Drainage or redness around your incision.
ballismus[bal-izâ²mÅ­s] 1. A type of involuntary movement affecting the proximal limb musculature, manifested in jerking, flinging movements of the extremity; caused by a lesion of or near the contralateral subthalamic nucleus. Usually only one side of the body is involved, resulting in hemiballismus.
Description of Meningismus. Meningismus: A condition characterized by neck stiffness, headache, and other symptoms suggestive of meningeal irritation, but without actual inflammation of the meninges (MENINGITIS). Spinal fluid pressure may be elevated but spinal fluid is normal. (DeJong, The Neurologic Examination, 4th ed, p673).