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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 ... auditory findings BPPV ... Long symptom-free ... #Algorithm #differential
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... Time course and symptoms ... (BPPV): - Timing ... #Vertigo #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
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
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 ... #Peripheral #Central ... #differential #
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential
Vertigo Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Vertigo: Symptom of illusory movement because of asymmetry in the vestibular
Vertigo Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Vertigo ... : Symptom of illusory ... #Algorithm #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Algorithm Presyncope ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

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