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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV) ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for ... Treatment of BPPV ... Benign #paroxysmal #positional ... #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for ... Treatment of BPPV ... #Epley #Maneuver ... #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Vertigo (BPPV) ... in head-hanging position ... Reproduction of vertigo symptoms ... testing #findings #signs ... #bppv #vertigo
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Positional symptoms ... Syndrome usually ... signs or symptoms
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
worsen with head position ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived, positional ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
headaches Systemic signs ... and disorders Neurologic ... symptoms Onset ... Pulsatile tinnitus, Positional ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
nose) • Head Position ... worsen with head position ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Symptoms are Often ... GuillainBarre #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs
Epley Maneuver for BPPV

Epley manuver
 - Epley begins after the last step of the Dix Hallpike
BPPV Epley manuver ... remains in the position ... neck in a fixed position ... exercises #Management ... #BPPV #Epley #Maneuver