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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Differentiating Central vs Peripheral ... Vertigo Head ... Vertigo #Central #Peripheral ... #Neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from Peripheral ... Vertigo • Head ... Impulse: Head thrust ... physicalexam #Central #Peripheral ... Vertigo #diagnosis #neurology
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
Exam - Abnormal Head ... Impulse Test = Peripheral ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... Clinical #Video #Neurology ... #Vertigo #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
Exam - Abnormal Head ... Impulse Test = Peripheral ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... Clinical #Video #Neurology ... #Vertigo #Peripheral
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse ... patients with a peripheral ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... Posterior #CVA #Peripheral
CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
CT vs T1 MRI CT Head ... MRI #comparison #neurology ... #radiology #brain
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... Varies • No neurologic ... Can worsen with head ... position change • Neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... labyrinthitis • Head ... Findings: Rarely #Peripheral ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... with significant neurologic ... #Peripheral #Central ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
for Median Nerve Peripheral ... forearm supination → wrist ... Tension #Test #Peripheral ... #orthopedics #neurology