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Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... Time course and symptoms ... between causes of peripheral ... Chiefs @jmcchiefs #Peripheral ... #diagnosis #comparison
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... symptoms • Head ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley ... diagnosis #neurology #comparison
HINTS Exam - Unidirectional Nystagmus - Left-beating

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is reassuring
symptoms, this ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... cause of vertigo ... Negative #Neurology #Peripheral ... #Vertigo
HINTS Exam - Normal Test of Skew (Normal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
a patient with vertigo ... symptoms, this ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... cause of vertigo ... #Peripheral
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Long symptom-free ... Positional symptoms ... #Peripheral #Central
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
Impulse Test = Peripheral ... a patient with vertigo ... symptoms, this ... cause of vertigo ... #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
Impulse Test = Peripheral ... a patient with vertigo ... symptoms, this ... cause of vertigo ... #Peripheral
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Findings: Rarely #Peripheral ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from Peripheral ... Vertigo • Head ... physicalexam #Central #Peripheral ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... neurology #bppv #comparison
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo ... Peripheral Vertigo ... present Central Vertigo ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free