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

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for ... @jmcchiefs #Epley ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... or supine roll test ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
from Peripheral Vertigo ... following a finger) • Test ... Central #Peripheral #Vertigo ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #bppv #comparison
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for ... #Epley #Maneuver ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... #diagnosis #findings ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Disorientation, vertigo ... Diagnostic tests ... - Ice cube test ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #comparison
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
any nystagmus or vertigo ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... useful when the Epley ... States than the Epley ... #neurology #instructions
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
any nystagmus or vertigo ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... useful when the Epley ... States than the Epley ... #neurology #instructions
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Maneuver #BPPV #Instructions ... #Diagnosis #neurology