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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 - ... Differentiating Central ... vs Peripheral Vertigo ... Impulse Test Nystagmus ... #Exam #PhysicalExam
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
result is positive (abnormal ... patients with a peripheral ... with nystagmus. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Seesaw Nystagmus on Physical Exam

Ocular examination revealed rhythmic, torsional, and vertical movement in which the eye
Seesaw Nystagmus ... torsional, and vertical ... seesaw nystagmus ... #Seesaw #Nystagmus ... #PhysicalExam #
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
HINTS Exam - Abnormal ... Vertical Skew) ... worrisome for a CENTRAL ... #Vertical #Skew ... #Test #HINTS #PhysicalExam
HINTS Exam - Normal Test of Skew (Normal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
HINTS Exam - Normal ... Vertical Skew) ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... #Vertical #Skew ... #Test #HINTS #PhysicalExam
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing ... Central from Peripheral ... examiners nose • Nystagmus ... #physicalexam # ... Central #Peripheral
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
Seesaw nystagmus ... Seesaw nystagmus ... a sequence of abnormal ... one eye moves up as ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
Seesaw Nystagmus ... Sawtooth or seesaw ... injury to the vertical ... varied causes, such as ... #physicalexam #
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
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Abnormal Test of Skew indicating central process

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#Abnormal #Vertical #Skew #Test #HINTS #PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video #Neurology
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