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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Central Vertigo ... with vascular causes ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... #Central #Peripheral ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
Cause This patient ... patient with vertigo symptoms ... cause of vertigo ... #Test #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms, unidirectonal ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... and Central Vertigo ... positional vertigo (BPPV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
conjunction with symptoms ... attributable to central ... early diagnosis ... Inflammatory causes ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... /squamous cell CA ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
seizure caused ... causes include ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison