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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Algorithm True ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... • Cerebellar Contusion ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Algorithm Forehead ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... Compression Tumor, Trauma ... #neurology #sparing
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... neuritis from stroke ... components: targeted neurologic ... testing gait in any dizzy ... if the cause is peripheral
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
sensitive stimulus • Peripheral ... encephalopathies, post stroke ... , trauma • Acute ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary ... #Causes #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... Examples: - Peripheral ... neglect, postictal confusion ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology