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Vertigo Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Vertigo: Symptom of illusory movement because of asymmetry in the vestibular
asymmetry in the vestibular ... the labyrinth, vestibular ... nerve, or central vestibular ... Management #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Movement Peripheral Vestibular ... • Labrynthitis/Vestibular ... Fracture Central Vestibular ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Cogan's syndrome - Vestibular ... Nerve (CN VIII): Vestibular ... neuroma (a.k.a. vestibular ... zoster oticus), Vestibular ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Bell's palsy (HSV), Vestibular ... CNS abscess • Neurologic ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... position change • Neurologic ... horizontal canal) Vestibular ... auditory symptoms (vestibular ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular ... loss: None in vestibular ... consistent with vestibular ... Vertigo #BPPV #Vestibular ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
imprecise symptom: • Vestibular ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
hours to days for vestibular ... horizontal-torsional in vestibular ... worsens vertigo (vestibular ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Cranial Nerve VIII - Vestibulocochlear Nerve - Cross Sectional Nuclei Anatomy
 • Vestibulocochlear Nerve
 • Cochlear
Cochlear Nuclei • Vestibular ... CrossSectional #Anatomy #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
vertigo/nystagmus - Vestibular ... #Wallenbergs #neurology