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Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... the headache (in one ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Focus is the ... - Neurologic ... - One or more symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Meniere's Disease ... Media • Temporal Bone ... symptoms/signs,
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... optica spectrum disorder ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Castleman's Disease and Associated Syndromes
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT
 • unicentric, HHV8-ve, children and young.
 • Hyalinized vessels
and Associated Syndromes ... Expanded mantle zone ... FDC • Systemic symptoms ... Plasma cell disorders ... #Variants #Diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Neuro Findings: None ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
mainly AQP4-lgG disease ... (AQP4-lgG disease ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... candidate) - Bone
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... weakness of more than one ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... #neurology #neuropathy
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
metastasis (hungry bone ... Tubulointerstitial renal disease ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #magnesium