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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
vs Peripheral Vertigo ... #Exam #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #Vertigo ... #Central #Peripheral ... #Neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Central from Peripheral ... following a finger) • Test ... #physicalexam # ... Central #Peripheral ... #neurology #bppv
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #Peripheral #Central ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... and gait ataxia ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... AVS #Posterior #CVA
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... #Central #Vertigo ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
palsy, testing ... Froment's Sign is ... Jeanne’s sign is ... #Froments #Sign ... #Test #Ulnar #Nerve
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... Scissors (Ulnar)" 6) Sign ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... Physicalexam #clinical
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... signs or symptoms ... #Peripheral #Central