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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... reproduction of vertigo ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley ... #diagnosis #neurology
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis ... 1) Vertigo (severe ... instability 3) Nausea ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Otolaryngology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Labrynthitis ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... hearing loss (labyrinthitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... of Vertigo Peripheral ... Causes (Common) ... neuritis (a.k.a. labyrinthitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vestibular neuritis/labyrinthitis ... hearing loss (labyrinthitis ... with vascular causes ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Vestibular neuritis/ labyrinthitis ... without an obvious cause ... varying neurologic signs ... #diagnosis #neurology
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Insomnia, Fatigue, Vertigo ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the diagnostic ... (HINTS = head-impulse ... of dizziness or vertigo ... The approach uses ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
round window -> Labyrinthitis ... hearing loss, nausea ... vomiting, dizziness, vertigo ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis