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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 ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Posterior Circulation Stroke ... /vomiting/vertigo ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Unilateral Asterixis on Neurological Examination

This patient presented for 3 days of sudden repetitive left hand weakness/dropping
Unilateral Asterixis ... Caused by Stroke ... (CVA) - The classic ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
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 ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... this are tumors, strokes ... the hospital, diagnosed ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
neuritis from stroke ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... CNS, Central nervous ... #Posterior #CVA