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Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness ... #Peripheral #Central ... #Algorithm #BPPV ... #Differential #Ddxof
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
Exam - Abnormal Test ... Skew (Abnormal Vertical ... symptoms, this ... #Skew #Test #HINTS ... #Central
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
(BPPV) From Vestibular ... consistent with BPPV ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley ... #BPPV #Vestibular
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Algorithm for Dizziness ... may be present Central ... auditory findings BPPV ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... Nystagmus: Purely vertical ... #Peripheral #Central ... findings #signs #symptoms
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... : BPPV, Vestibular ... Meniere's Disease • Central ... Prior strokes, Cervical
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... peripheral or central ... peripheral or central ... or vertigo. ... Timing of the symptom