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Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Nystagmus: Usually torsional ... BPPV; horizontal-torsional ... with vascular causes ... spontaneous and purely torsional ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... Algorithm True Vertigo ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
• Auditory findings ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... horizontal canal) Vestibular ... auditory symptoms (vestibular
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Classic Findings ... nystagmus and vertigo ... forehead) and torsional ... physicalexam #testing #findings ... #signs #bppv #vertigo
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... of Vertigo Peripheral ... Causes (Common) ... paroxysmal positional vertigo ... as a "central vertigo
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo

Peripheral Vertigo:
 - Benign Positional Vertigo
 - Vestibular Neuronitis
 - Meniere's
Causes of Peripheral ... and Central Vertigo ... Peripheral Vertigo ... - Vestibular Neuronitis ... #Causes #Central
Vertigo - is it central or peripheral? Vertigo is classified into either peripheral or central depending
dysfunction of the vestibular ... it can also be caused ... caused by problems ... the inner ear or vestibular ... "otologic" or "vestibular
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Sudden Onset • Testicular ... TorsionTorsion ... of the Testicular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO ... with upbeat and torsional ... reproduction of vertigo ... (2 to 11%) #Vertigo
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis Vestibular ... Labyrinthitis 1) Vertigo ... instability 3) Nausea ... inflammation of vestibular ... Diagnosis #Symptoms #Signs