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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo ... Peripheral Vertigo ... neurologic findings • Auditory ... present • No auditory ... No auditory symptoms
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... BPPV); worsens vertigo ... Findings: None • Auditory ... Usually present • Auditory
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
of Dizziness - Vertigo ... Algorithm True Vertigo ... and vomiting, auditory ... Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... Dizzy #Dizziness #Vertigo
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
Erosion of external auditory ... Labyrinthine fistula • Vertigo
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
changes Category B: Auditory ... paroxysmal positional vertigo ... neuritis • Clues: Vertigo
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo and Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • True Vertigo - Illusion
of Dizziness - Vertigo ... Algorithm • True Vertigo ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Lightheadedness #Vertigo
Vertigo - is it central or peripheral? Vertigo is classified into either peripheral or central depending
Vertigo - is it ... Vertigo is classified ... Vertigo that is ... Vertigo that arises ... #vertigo #diagnosis
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
a patient with vertigo ... CENTRAL cause of vertigo ... Neurology #Central #Vertigo
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... nystagmus and vertigo ... Reproduction of vertigo ... Nystagmus and vertigo ... Nystagmus and vertigo
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
a patient with vertigo ... CENTRAL cause of vertigo ... Video #Neurology #Vertigo