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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 - ... Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test ... JayLin3455 #HINTS
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing ... examiners nose • Nystagmus ... following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... a stand-alone test ... with an AVS with nystagmus ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Repeat the entire maneuver ... #DixHallpike #Maneuver
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
) • Hallpike test ... and torsional nystagmus ... • Head impulse test ... ) • Epley maneuver ... seen) • Epley maneuver
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
minutes to days • Nystagmus ... vascular causes • Nystagmus ... Positive Hallpike test ... or supine roll test ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV
The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic maneuver
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... The Dix–Hallpike test ... (Nylen Barany test ... is a diagnostic maneuver ... should repeat this test
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV (Animated)

The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... The Dix–Hallpike test ... (Nylen Barany test ... is a diagnostic maneuver ... should repeat this test
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
largely based on the HINTS ... different (see text ... , Head Impulse Test ... , Nystagmus, and ... Test of Skew.