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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Algorithm True ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vertigo Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Vertigo: Symptom of illusory movement because of asymmetry in the vestibular
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Vertigo ... : Symptom of illusory ... vestibular nerve, or central ... #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
CENTRAL VERTIGO ... Syndrome usually ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... may be present Central ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #diagnosis #neurology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
, Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... sensory level • Central ... nervous system signs ... #neurology #neuropathy
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes ... (ISCS) • Central ... cervical cord • Central ... positive Romberg sign ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
mimics complete • Central ... Upper extremity weakness ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
disease of the central ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... /SYMPTOMS: • CENTRAL ... Signs and symptoms ... #management #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... lyme • Altered mental ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... #Algorithm #neurology