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Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Meniere's Disease • Central ... : Stroke, CNS lesion ... #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Causes of Vertigo Peripheral ... - Strong Medicine ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Dizziness ... #Peripheral #Central
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Bone Fracture Central ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Somatization #Dizzy ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central ... from Peripheral ... #physicalexam #Central ... #Peripheral #Vertigo ... #diagnosis #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
vs Central Lesions ... face, or (2 ) a central ... pathways, as in a stroke ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... patients with a central ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #Central #HeadImpulse
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Inflammatory Myopathy • Central ... or peripheral neurologic ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #neurology