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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
cause of AVS and ... cause of AVS. ... with nystagmus. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional ... Nystagmus In ... worrisome for a CENTRAL ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam
HINTS Exam - Unidirectional Nystagmus - Left-beating

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is reassuring
HINTS Exam - Unidirectional ... Nystagmus - Left-beating ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... cause of vertigo ... #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 

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

This patient as a normal head impulse
HINTS Exam - Normal ... Cause This patient ... as a normal head ... cause of vertigo ... #PhysicalExam #
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
Seesaw nystagmus ... Seesaw nystagmus ... one eye moves up as ... commonly parasellar masses ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... or central TiTrATE ... The approach uses
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Bone Fracture Central