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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... positional episodes caused
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Caused by: Tropheryma ... Symptoms and Signs ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
with vascular causes ... nose) • Head Position ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
syphilis) Meaning: Positive ... sign) → Proprioceptive ... Observe when patient closes ... open and closed Positive ... #neurology #diagnosis
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... 45° towards the test ... Supports the patient ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV (Animated)

The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic
of BPPV (Animated ... ) is a diagnostic ... But in undefined cases ... patient in supine position ... #BPPV #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV
The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic maneuver
test (Nylen Barany ... test) is a diagnostic ... But in undefined cases ... patient in supine position ... #BPPV #neurology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... pp65 antigenemia test ... inclusions or positive ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... positional vertigo (BPPV ... ) - Short-lived ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2. ... #management #neurology