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Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
• Peripheral: BPPV ... Disease • Central: Stroke ... Posterior Cords, Prior strokes ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... With a hemiplegic gait ... swinging at the hip and ... moves forward and ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
Parkinsonian Gait ... your steps short and ... movement and turning ... around, and there ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ... ataxia) #Ataxic #gait ... ataxia include strokes ... alcohol abuse, and ... clinical #video #neurology
Hemiplegic Gait on Physical Exam

Most often caused by stroke, in this case left cerebral infarct.

#Hemiplegic #Gait
Hemiplegic Gait ... often caused by stroke ... #Hemiplegic #Gait ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
than a minute for BPPV ... posterior canal BPPV ... horizontal canal BPPV ... can be severe in stroke ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... touches the ground and ... This type of gait ... flaccidity of the leg and ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
left, right, up and ... straight ahead, cover and ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... Vertigo #diagnosis #neurology ... #bppv #comparison
Apraxic Gait

Apraxia is a neurological disorder that is characterized by loss of the ability to perform
Apraxic Gait ... Gait apraxia, as ... Apraxic #Apraxia #Gait ... clinical #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Choreiform Gait Demonstration

Associated with various pathologies of the nervous system, the most common being Sydenham's Chorea
Choreiform Gait ... are irregular and ... The two stiff and ... Choreiform #Chorea #Gait ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam