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Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... - Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Dizziness #Peripheral ... Central #Algorithm #BPPV
The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Vertigo Head ... Test of Skew ... #HINTS #Exam #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #Vertigo ... #Neurology
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HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Vertigo • Head ... following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Findings: Rarely #Peripheral ... #diagnosis #findings ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... between causes of peripheral ... (BPPV): - Timing ... #Vertigo #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Peripheral Vertigo ... auditory findings BPPV ... #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
Dizziness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Labyrinthitis, BPPV ... Alternobaric • Central: CVA
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... test characteristics ... #Stroke #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #cva
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... (BPPV) - Short-lived ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology