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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
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Central from Peripheral ... examiners nose • Nystagmus ... #physicalexam # ... Central #Peripheral ... neurology #bppv #comparison
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional ... Nystagmus In ... worrisome for a CENTRAL ... Bidirectional #Nystagmus ... #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 ... Unidirectional #Nystagmus ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... patients with a central ... with an AVS with nystagmus ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... more likely to be peripheral ... or central in etiology ... or central TiTrATE
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... signs #symptoms #comparison
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Bone Fracture Central ... bidirectional nystagmus
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... may be present Central ... vascular causes • Nystagmus
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... the diagnostic algorithm ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus