Queckenstedt test

noun

Queck·​en·​stedt test ˈkvek-ᵊn-shtet- 

: a test for spinal blockage of the subarachnoid space in which manual pressure is applied to the jugular vein to elevate venous pressure, which indicates the absence of a block when there is a simultaneous increase in cerebrospinal fluid pressure, and which indicates the presence of a block when cerebrospinal fluid pressure remains the same or almost the same

called also Queckenstedt sign