Blanket Symptom

The blanket sign is a typical sign of meningitis in psychiatry. Meningitis is accompanied by increased intracranial pressure, which leads to several changes in behavior and cognitive function, including loss of clarity and coherence of thinking. One of the most common manifestations of meningosis symptoms is a persistent attempt to keep heat on the head, that is, a blanket. This action indicates increased anxiety and fear associated with a decrease in body temperature. Thus, the blanket symptom can be considered as a clinical indicator of menigtosis.

What is a symptom?

The Blanket symptom is the patient's obsessive attempts to hold a blanket or other heavy material pulled over him. This behavioral disorder occurs in delusional and psychotic conditions, including schizophrenia and dementia. Normally, patients do not tend to hold onto things