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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... worsen with head position ... • Short-lived, positional ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... nose) • Head Position ... #diagnosis #findings ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL ... and torsional nystagmus ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
from Peripheral Vertigo ... examiners nose • Nystagmus ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... Central #Peripheral #Vertigo ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Acute continuous vertigo ... /nystagmus - Vestibular ... Contralateral loss of pain ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Allow any nystagmus ... or vertigo to subside ... Again, allow any nystagmus ... #vertigo #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Allow any nystagmus ... or vertigo to subside ... Again, allow any nystagmus ... #vertigo #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV (Animated)

The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic
Maneuver for the Diagnosis ... Barany test) is a diagnostic ... patient in supine position ... #BPPV #neurology ... #Animated #PhysicalExam
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV
The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic maneuver
Maneuver for the Diagnosis ... Barany test) is a diagnostic ... patient in supine position ... #BPPV #neurology ... #PhysicalExam