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Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
than a minute for BPPV ... forehead) in classic posterior ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... , such as with posterior ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
• Peripheral: BPPV ... Neuritis, Meniere's Disease ... Cardiac: Valvular Disease ... Syphilis, Cerebellar/Posterior ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... position change • Neurologic ... auditory findings BPPV ... Hallpike test (posterior ... test Méniére's disease
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
positional vertigo (BPPV ... Méniére's disease ... Occlusion of posterior ... course of the disease ... Disease onset usually
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
• Additional laboratory ... Test for celiac disease ... with serology first ... biopsy only if serology ... change medical management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible ... may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Disease: Lesions ... pathognomonic laboratory ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Diagnosis and Management ... Laboratory accidents ... symptoms, positive serology ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Laboratory findings ... objective evidence of neurologic ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Semont Liberatory ... for Treatment of BPPV ... #Maneuver #BPPV ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management