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HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
Bidirectional Nystagmus ... a patient with vertigo ... symptoms, this ... CENTRAL cause of vertigo ... Bidirectional #Nystagmus
HINTS Exam - Unidirectional Nystagmus - Left-beating

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is reassuring
Unidirectional Nystagmus ... a patient with vertigo ... symptoms, this ... PERIPHERAL cause of vertigo ... Unidirectional #Nystagmus
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Latency (delay in nystagmus ... symptoms in head-hanging ... and torsional nystagmus ... and nystagmus escalates ... 30 seconds • Nystagmus
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon ... tendon is 15cm ... tendon ruptures ... etiology Signs/Symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
of Dizziness - Vertigo ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... bidirectional nystagmus
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... vascular causes • Nystagmus ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... findings #signs #symptoms
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis 1) Vertigo ... vestibular CN VIII • Nystagmus ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... • Frequency of symptoms ... and torsional nystagmus ... reproduction of vertigo ... symptoms • Head
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Tenderness over tendon ... prominently in Achilles ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms