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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... of AVS and negative ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
injury, often from vascular ... mimics complete • Central ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... may be present Central ... or minutes with vascular ... (posterior canal ... Hearing loss.
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
hydrocephalus, HIV ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontal atrophy Vascular
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
disease) and hearing loss ... or minutes with vascular ... causes, such as ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... disc herniation (central ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
syphilis, and HIV ... the lesion Posterior ... dysfunction Central ... involved & the posterior ... #differential #diagnosis
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
: Mental slowness ... Dry thin hair, Loss ... Carpal timel syndrome ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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49%) • Weight loss ... candidiasis • Central ... 14%), in which case ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... #HIV #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... attributable to central ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... sensorineural hearing loss—wolfram ... consistent with MS