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Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions ... #physicalexam #management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
of the affected ear ... that the opposite ear ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions ... #physicalexam #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Foster Maneuver (half somersault maneuver) for Treatment of BPPV
Some patient find this maneuver more easier with
dizziness and less vertigo ... Wait for any vertigo ... your affected ear ... #neurology #instructions ... #physicalexam #management
Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) 
Subclavian artery narrowing or oclussion near the proximal portion of the vertebral
narrowing or oclussion near ... pressure 2️⃣ Neurologic ... symptoms: dizziness, vertigo ... syndrome #SSS #pathophysiology
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
toward the affected ear ... HaIlpike #Maneuver #neurology ... #vertigo #bppv ... #management
Brandt Daroff Exercise for Treatment of BPPV
This maneuver resembles the Semont maneuver. Also, this maneuver is
of the affected ear ... seconds or until the vertigo ... BPPV #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions ... #physicalexam #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
in the US each year ... a five to ten-year ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Giant retinal tears ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology