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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bone Fracture Central ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Central Nervous System Disorders - Patterns of Localization - Cerebral Cortex, Brainstem, Spinal Cord, Subcortical, Cerebellum

#CNS
Central Nervous ... , Subcortical, Cerebellum ... #Localization #Neurology ... #Cortex #Diagnosis
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Posterior Inferior Cerebellar ... ataxia - Inferior cerebellar ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... classified as a "central ... syndrome) • Cerebellar ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... 4): - Altered mental ... nystagmus) - Cerebellar ... B1 #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity Dermatomes ... LowerLimb #Extremity #Dermatomes ... #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a central ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... CVA #Peripheral #Central
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... #Central #Peripheral ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Meniere's Disease • Central ... Deficiency/Syphilis, Cerebellar ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Peripheral and Central ... Cerebellar hemorrhage ... posterior inferior cerebellar ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology