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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Media • Temporal Bone ... symptoms/signs, ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
 •
Dizziness and Vertigo ... "pass out" • Symptoms ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology #management
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(Wallenberg's syndrome ... the headache (in one ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
yet imprecise symptom ... • Vestibular (vertigo ... TiTrATE #Dizziness #dizzy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... • Frequency of symptoms ... symptoms • Head ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Migraine with Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C:
B) One or
Migraine with Aura Diagnostic ... • Brainstem: Vertigo ... another ICHD-3 diagnosis ... Migraine #Aura #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
of dizziness or vertigo ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom ... dizziness into one ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Neuro Findings: None ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anxiety Disorder - Focus ... Conversion Disorder - Neurologic ... Somatoform Disorder - One ... #Differential #Diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... weakness of more than one ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... #neurology #neuropathy