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Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Non-vertigo Organic Disease ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Disease • Depression ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
without using the word ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Cerebellar/Posterior Cords ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Cardio-pulmonary disease ... • Endocrine Disease ... Motor Neuron and ... #Weakness #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Vertigo Peripheral ... test Méniére's disease ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Striatal Toe Sign on Physical Examination

Extension of the first toe that occurs in extrapyramidal diseases affecting
extrapyramidal diseases ... as it occurs without ... has Parkinson’s Disease ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #pyramidal
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... signs below the ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... • Bilateral signs ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Méniére's disease ... signs or symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #neurology