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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with nystagmus. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #Central #HeadImpulse ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
forehead) in classic posterior ... vascular causes, such as ... with posterior ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... more likely to be peripheral ... the etiology is peripheral
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... if the cause is peripheral ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
mastoid cavity as ... nerve palsy • Posteriorly ... dizziness, vertigo, nystagmus ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... mediators such as ... extrapulmonary (peripheral ... nodules; anterior/posterior ... #Management #Signs