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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV) ... #BPPV #Vestibular ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology ... #comparison
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... #Neurology #Differential
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
hours to days for vestibular ... vertigo (vestibular ... nose) • Head Position ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
worsen with head position ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived, positional ... horizontal canal) Vestibular ... #Algorithm #differential
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV): ... certain movements Vestibular ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... : BPPV, Vestibular ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) ... Vestibular neuritis ... with significant neurologic ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV (Animated Instructions)
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture,
Treatment of BPPV ... (Animated Instructions ... #BPPV #Benign # ... #vertigo #neurology ... physicalexam #management #animated
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Benign paroxysmal positional ... vertigo (BPPV) ... disease - Vestibular ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology