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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 ... Disease • Central: Stroke ... Syphilis, Cerebellar/Posterior ... #neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #CVA #Peripheral ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Effects of Strokes ... Location - Anterior vs ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... testing gait in any dizzy ... if the cause is peripheral ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Causes of Vertigo Peripheral ... often classified as ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
can be severe in stroke ... vascular causes, such as ... with posterior ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
vs Central Lesions ... these pathways, as ... in a stroke, paralyzes ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... edema visualized as ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... #management #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... symptoms, positive serology ... (RBBB; others: AV ... mural thrombi (→stroke ... Thin and thick peripheral
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Examples: - Peripheral ... Examples: - Stroke ... neuron disease (ALS ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology