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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
vs Peripheral Vertigo ... Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test ... #HINTS #Exam #PhysicalExam ... #Central #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
= Peripheral Cause ... a patient with vertigo ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
Exam - Abnormal Test ... worrisome for a CENTRAL ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Central
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
Normal Head Impulse Test ... = Central Cause ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Central
HINTS Exam - Normal Test of Skew (Normal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
Exam - Normal Test ... cause of vertigo ... Vertical #Skew #Test ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
= Peripheral Cause ... a patient with vertigo ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
from Peripheral ... Vertigo • Head ... following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... #Central #Peripheral
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... or supine roll test
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... cause of AVS. ... a stand-alone test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... or central in etiology ... or central TiTrATE ... of dizziness or vertigo ... The approach uses