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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
The HINTS Exam - ... vs Peripheral Vertigo ... Nystagmus Test ... #PhysicalExam #Testing ... #Peripheral #Neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
#PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #Posterior #CVA ... #Peripheral #Central ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... , Head Impulse Test ... #Posterior #CVA
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
and Central Vertigo ... forehead) in classic posterior ... vascular causes, such as ... with posterior ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
nerve of elbow, wrist ... roots via the posterior ... (which provide central ... • As a degenerative ... Anatomy #diagnosis #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
reflex hammer hits ... patellar reflex testing ... a pin from the periphery ... Wrist clonus is ... extension of the wrists