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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Bone Fracture Central ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
worrisome for a CENTRAL ... cause of vertigo ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... Video #Positive #Neurology ... #Central #Vertigo
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
worrisome for a CENTRAL ... cause of vertigo ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology ... #Vertigo #Central
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
forehead) in classic posterior ... with vascular causes ... , such as with posterior ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
Cause This patient ... cause of vertigo ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology ... #Vertigo #Central
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
and Central Vertigo ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... Occlusion of posterior ... varying neurologic signs ... #Vertigo #Causes
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
due to Posterior ... Artery occlusion) Clinical ... Findings: • Nausea ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Hallpike test (posterior ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... neck stiffness causes ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #Meningitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... neck stiffness causes ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #Meningitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology