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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... the head) • Hallpike ... and torsional nystagmus ... consistent with BPPV ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Bone Fracture Central ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... may be present Central ... auditory findings BPPV ... Positive Hallpike
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... neuritis • Nystagmus ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... #Vertigo #diagnosis
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
Exam: HINTS, Dix-Hallpike ... imprecise symptom: • Vestibular ... TiTrATE #Dizziness #dizzy ... #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
TiTrATE Approach to Vertigo
TiTrATE approach stands for Timing, Triggers and Targeted Examination.
4 vestibular syndromes that are
Examination. 4 vestibular ... syndrome (eg BPPV ... syndrome (eg central ... ) #Titrate #algorithm ... #diagnosis #acute
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Peripheral: BPPV ... , Vestibular Neuritis ... Meniere's Disease • Central ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Toxic • Vestibular ... Acoustic Neuroma • BPPV ... • Vestibular ... #algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus ... peripheral or central ... A diagnostic algorithm ... or continuous vestibular ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... differentiating vestibular ... testing gait in any dizzy ... CNS, Central nervous ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus