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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
the head) • Hallpike ... and torsional nystagmus ... : Constant • Hallpike ... to administer Hallpike ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Neuronitis • ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... Positive Hallpike ... neuritis/labyrinthitis ... neuritis); positive
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
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis Vestibular ... neuritis + unilateral ... inflammation of vestibular ... CN VIII • Nystagmus ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... using the word dizzy ... Peripheral: BPPV, Vestibular ... Neuritis, Meniere's ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
neuritisNystagmus ... neuritis/labyrinthitis ... neuritis) • Neuro ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the ... head-impulse, nystagmus ... A diagnostic algorithm ... or continuous vestibular ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Toxic • Vestibular ... Neuronitis • ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... differentiating vestibular ... neuritis from stroke ... testing gait in any dizzy ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus