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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
vertigo, Méniére disease ... Uncommon): - Vascular ... (TIA): • Lateral ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Parkinson's Disease - Signs and Symptoms
Systemic: Tremor and Slowness, Impaired balance, Small Handwriting, Sleepiness, Trouble Moving
Parkinson's Disease ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Walking, Masked Face Central ... Muscular: Weakness ... #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Inflammatory Myopathy • Central ... disease • Myasthenia ... gravis • Muscular ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
• Meniere's Disease ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... or minutes with vascular ... direction-changing on lateral ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
may be present Central ... or minutes with vascular ... test Méniére's disease ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... 4) progressive muscular ... conditions listed in differential ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Peripheral and Central ... Vascular disorders ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... lesions of the central ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
of Dysarthria - Differential ... • Motor Neuron Disease ... Myasthenia Gravis • Muscular ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... #Differential #