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Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... - Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Dizziness #Peripheral ... #BPPV #Differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Peripheral Vertigo ... with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... #Algorithm #differential
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... distinguishing between causes ... of peripheral vertigo ... (BPPV): - Timing ... #Vertigo #differential
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... with vascular causes ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... (BPPV) - Short-lived ... #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Causes
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Algorithm Presyncope ... Associated with nausea ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
(BPPV) - Meniere ... : Vertigo, imbalance ... Examples: - Peripheral ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology