12 results
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
from Peripheral Vertigo ... following a finger) • Test ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #bppv #comparison ... #table
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... auditory findings BPPV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
(BPPV) From Vestibular ... consistent with BPPV ... #BPPV #Vestibular ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
- AICA - PCA ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(BPPV) - Short-lived ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... with significant neurologic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
20° over end of table ... The test is positive ... HaIlpike #Maneuver #neurology ... #vertigo #bppv
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... such that the shoulders ... 45° towards the test ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
for Treatment of BPPV ... the examination table ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... Liberatory #Maneuver #BPPV ... #neurology #instructions
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
for Treatment of BPPV ... the examination table ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... Liberatory #Maneuver #BPPV ... #neurology #instructions
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV
The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic maneuver
Maneuver for the Diagnosis ... of BPPV The Dix–Hallpike ... test (Nylen Barany ... test) is a diagnostic ... #BPPV #neurology