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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Hallpike test (posterior ... Long symptom-free ... #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Occlusion of posterior ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Retinal Detachment: Symptoms ... #Floaters #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ocular
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , anterior and posterior ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #ocular #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Genital ulcers • Eye ... Behcet disease) Differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
intensity at onset, posterior ... in vision, red eye ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Diagnosis Framework ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Disorder of the eyes ... glaucoma - Ocular ... #Neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
presyncope, exertional symptoms ... neuritis • Clues: Vertigo ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology