Macewen's sign or Macewen sign (/ məˈkjuːən / mə-KEW-ən) is a sign used to help to diagnose hydrocephalus [1] (accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid) and brain abscesses. Tapping (percussion) the skull near the junction of the frontal, temporal, and parietal bones will produce cracked pot sound.

Jul 3, 2011 · The sign was described by Sir William Macewen. The test is performed by percussing on the skull of the patient and a cracked pot sound can be heard to the naked ears of the examiner brought closed to the skull.

cracked pot sign A finding of late hydrocephalus, in which increased intracranial pressure leads to palpable separation of cranial sutures; percussion of the skull evokes a ‘jagged’ sound which has been fancifully likened to sound of a ‘cracked vessel’

Jun 1, 1987 · The cracked pot s(iund elicited on percussion of the head in extensive fractures of the skull, when large areas of bone are detached by fissures, the author has only been able to detect on three occasions in the aduh.

Nov 21, 2024 · Macewen sign: A "cracked pot" sound is noted on percussion of the head. Unsteady gait: This is related to spasticity in the lower extremities. Large head: Sutures are closed, but chronic...

Dec 22, 2016 · “The cracked pot sound,” Macewen’s sign, was originally described by Macewen in his book, Pyogenic infective diseases of the brain and spinal cord in 1893. The method of elicitation of differential cranial percussion as an aid to cerebral diagnosis...

Macewen's sign--"the cracked pot sound" Macewen's sign--"the cracked pot sound" Surg Neurol. 1987 Jun;27(6):519-22. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(87)90148-0. Authors E Alexander Jr, C H Davis. PMID: 3554568 DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(87)90148-0 No abstract available. Publication types ...

Jun 1, 1987 · There are three percussion sounds, which are easily distinguishable by objective measures: tympany (heard with percussion over the intestines), resonance (heard over the normal lung), and dullness (heard over the liver or thigh).

Macewen sign - percussion of the skull gives a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus. Synonym(s): Macewen symptom

"The cracked pot sound," Macewen'ssign, was originally described by Macewen in his book, Pyogenic infective diseases of the brain and spinal cord in 1893. The method of elicitation of