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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Dizziness - Central ... Meniere’s • Labyrinthitis ... canal dehiscence syndrome ... • Cogan's syndrome ... @AmyChung #Dizziness
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
Dizziness - Differential ... • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis ... Chiefs @jmcchiefs #Dizziness
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Algorithm for Dizziness ... Vestibular neuritis/labyrinthitis ... hearing loss (labyrinthitis ... intervals #Dizziness
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Positional Vertigo • Labrynthitis ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy #Dizziness
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis ... hearing loss = Labyrinthitis ... head thrust #Labyrinthitis
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis ... VESTIBULAR NEURITIS/LABYRINTHITIS ... hearing loss in labyrinthitis ... vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis ... Vestibular #Neuritis #Labyrinthitis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo and Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • True Vertigo - Illusion
Causes of Dizziness ... Rotary Movement • Dizziness ... Non-vertigo #Dizziness
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
fistula, Cogan's syndrome ... neuritis (a.k.a. labyrinthitis ... ), Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Lateral medullary syndrome ... Wallenberg syndrome
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
evaluation of dizziness ... and evolution of dizziness ... ) that provoke dizziness ... categorize the dizziness ... Diagnosis #Dizzy #Dizziness
Common Causes of the Different Categories of Dizziness #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #EM #IM #Differential #Dizziness #Vertigo #Disequilibrium
Categories of Dizziness ... #Differential #Dizziness