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Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV): ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV) ... consistent with BPPV ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... nose) • Head Position ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #comparison
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from Peripheral ... physicalexam #Central #Peripheral ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... worsen with head position ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived, positional
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... on examination table ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV ... #Instructions # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
for Treatment of BPPV ... the examination table ... shoulder down position ... Liberatory #Maneuver #BPPV ... #neurology #instructions
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
for Treatment of BPPV ... the examination table ... shoulder down position ... Liberatory #Maneuver #BPPV ... #neurology #instructions