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Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
Seesaw Nystagmus ... pendulum or jerk ... The pendular shape ... We have varied causes ... #sawtooth #physicalexam
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

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

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is reassuring
Unidirectional Nystagmus ... patient with vertigo symptoms ... for a PERIPHERAL cause ... Unidirectional #Nystagmus ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... bidirectional nystagmus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Withdrawal Summary Pathophysiology ... , Symptoms, Cause ... Management #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pathophysiology ... Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... • Nystagmus: ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
Seesaw nystagmus ... can be either pendular ... Seesaw nystagmus ... commonly parasellar masses ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
instability 3) Nausea ... vestibular CN VIII • Nystagmus ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Febrile Child - some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... Assessment #Signs #Symptoms ... #PhysicalExam # ... Diagnosis #Peds
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... with an AVS with nystagmus ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam