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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... auditory findings BPPV ... episodes caused ... Méniére's disease ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... with vascular causes ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... distinguishing between causes ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV): ... prodrome Meniere's Disease
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... with a central cause ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... vertigo (BPPV) ... Méniére's disease ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

Testing showed pronator drift on the left side in this
Physical Exam Testing ... side in this 70-year-old ... the 50-second test ... to maintain the position ... clinical #video #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Peripheral Causes ... Benign paroxysmal positional ... vertigo, Méniére disease ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
of Wilson's Disease ... high amplitude, near ... arm tremor caused ... Tremor #Wilsons #Disease ... clinical #video #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... • Meniere's Disease ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
of Wilson's Disease ... high amplitude, near ... arm tremor caused ... Tremor #Wilsons #Disease ... clinical #video #neurology