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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Causes of Vertigo ... - Vascular - Stroke ... - Strong Medicine ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
and Central Vertigo ... history of viral infection ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... commonly stroke ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... #neurology #sparing
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Associated with nausea ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... : Stroke, Cerebral ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... can be severe in stroke ... with vascular causes ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
/squamous cell CA ... infections (caries ... the following symptoms ... , lung cancer, central ... • Associated symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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lyme • Altered mental ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... conditions: • Stroke ... lesion • CNS infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology