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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Differential Diagnosis ... - MINT Mnemonic ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... #Diagnosis #MINT ... #Mnemonic #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Diagnosis Framework ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... , CNS lesion Presyncope ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... - Vascular - Stroke ... - Strong Medicine ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Diagnosis Algorithm ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Algorithm Presyncope ... - Strong Medicine ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
• Vestibular (vertigo ... • Nonspecific (psychiatric ... Dizziness #dizzy #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... (BE FAST) • Balance ... #Management #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... months but can be ... #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... brain lesion • CNS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #neurology #PHANTOMS ... #mnemonic
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... Wonderland #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential